A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:56:46 / 4:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/04/20 / 2020-04-26 20:56:46 / April 26, 2020 @ 8:56 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -66.848° West, 17.93° North, depth 11 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020117023. Unique identifier: pr2020117023.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vega Alta, Naranjito, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and six and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-six 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 6 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico.
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