A minor earthquake magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020118018. Unique identifier: pr2020118018. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/04/20 / 2020-04-27 19:28:34 / April 27, 2020 @ 7:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8626 West, latitude 17.8608 North, depth = 7 km. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:28:34 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cayey, Corozal, Comerío. The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fourty-two, in the past 30 days two hundred and three and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-six 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. 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: 13 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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