A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.09 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Friday. The 3.09-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:31:02 / 4:31 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/04/20 / 2020-04-24 20:31:02 / April 24, 2020 @ 8:31 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2020115021. Event ids that are associated: pr2020115021, us60009bry. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.9455 West, latitude 17.9816 North, depth = 10 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Comerío, Vega Baja, Corozal (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Close 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 thirty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and one 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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 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 SW of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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