A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:01:56 / 8:01 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/04/20 / 2020-04-08 00:01:56 / April 8, 2020 @ 12:01 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8335 West, latitude 17.9418 North, depth = 11 km. Event id: pr2020099000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020099000.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 24 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guayama, Ceiba, Cidra (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 5 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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