A minor earthquake magnitude 3.62 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Guayanilla in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 14:29:05 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/04/20 / 2020-04-02 18:29:05 / April 2, 2020 @ 6:29 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15 km (9 miles). Exact location of event, depth 15 km, -66.7981° West, 17.9985° North. Id of earthquake: pr2020093027. Event ids that are associated: pr2020093027.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Caguas, Guaynabo, Patillas.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days eighty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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