A minor earthquake magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 04:40:33 / 4:40 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020103011. Event ids that are associated: pr2020103011. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 08:40:33 / April 12, 2020 @ 8:40 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.9463 West, latitude 17.9113 North, depth = 8 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aibonito, Manatí, Barranquitas.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days ninety-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and eleven 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 7 km SSW of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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