A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.8635° West, 17.8891° North, depth 12 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/04/20 / 2020-04-18 12:48:17 / April 18, 2020 @ 12:48 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2020109014. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020109014. The 2.83-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:48:17 / 8:48 am (local time epicenter).
Close 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 Comerío, Corozal, Manatí. Epicenter of the event was 30 km (18 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 10 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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