A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.21 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 00:06:25 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020103004. Event ids that are associated: pr2020103004. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 04:06:25 / April 12, 2020 @ 4:06 am. Exact location of earthquake, -66.982° West, 17.9791° North, depth 12 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, 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 fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km E of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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