A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. Unique identifier: pr2020101026. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020101026. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:08:34 / 1:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -66.8273 West, latitude 17.9215 North, depth = 6 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/04/20 / 2020-04-10 17:08:34 / April 10, 2020 @ 5:08 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 25 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Cidra, Guayama.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days ninety-six, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 8 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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