A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/04/20 / 2020-04-18 18:20:35 / April 18, 2020 @ 6:20 pm. Exact location, longitude -66.8515° West, latitude 17.9536° North, depth = 11 km. The temblor was detected at 14:20:35 / 2:20 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2020109023. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020109023.
The epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guayama, Cidra, Ceiba (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fifty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 4 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico.
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