A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:49:38 / 5:49 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020105011. Event ids that are associated: pr2020105011. Exact location, longitude -66.9328° West, latitude 17.802° North, depth = 8 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/04/20 / 2020-04-14 09:49:38 / April 14, 2020 @ 9:49 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles).
Event epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ciales, Hatillo, Camuy. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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: 18 km S of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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