A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:42:52 / 11:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2020103019. Event ids that are associated: pr2020103019. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 15:42:52 / April 12, 2020 @ 3:42 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -66.9195° West, latitude 17.827° North, depth = 7 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Barceloneta, Morovis. Epicenter of the event was 38 km (24 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days ninety-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 16 km S of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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