A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Event id: pr2020117011. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020117011. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/04/20 / 2020-04-26 09:54:03 / April 26, 2020 @ 9:54 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8636 West, latitude 17.8725 North, depth = 7 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 05:54:03 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 31 km (19 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cayey, Corozal, Comerío (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days two hundred and eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 11 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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