A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020105016. Unique identifier: pr2020105016. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.7483 West, latitude 17.841 North, depth = 9 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/04/20 / 2020-04-14 18:43:11 / April 14, 2020 @ 6:43 pm. The temblor was picked up at 14:43:11 / 2:43 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguadilla, Vega Alta, Vega Baja. Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ninety-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-four and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 17 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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