A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. The temblor was picked up at 06:34:16 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us70008rju, pr2020099016. Unique identifier: pr2020099016. The epicenter was at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). Exact location of event, depth 11 km, -66.9138° West, 17.9231° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/04/20 / 2020-04-08 10:34:16 / April 8, 2020 @ 10:34 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vega Baja, Comerío, Corozal.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and three, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. 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 S of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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