A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. The temblor was detected at 01:09:27 / 1:09 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2020099008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020099008. Exact location of event, longitude -66.8845 West, latitude 17.8426 North, depth = 6 km. Global time and date of event 08/04/20 / 2020-04-08 05:09:27 / April 8, 2020 @ 5:09 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6 km (4 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 22 km (13 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manatí, Barceloneta, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days one hundred, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 14 km S of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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