A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -66.9633° West, 17.956° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/04/20 / 2020-04-05 08:05:27 / April 5, 2020 @ 8:05 am. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:05:27 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020096011. Id of event: pr2020096011.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 37 km (23 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 6 km WSW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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