A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. Event id: pr2020111000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020111000, us7000906t. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -66.896° West, latitude 17.916° North, depth = 9 km. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:31:16 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/20 / 2020-04-20 01:31:16 / April 20, 2020 @ 1:31 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Comerío, Corozal, Aibonito (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 10 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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