A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/04/20 / 2020-04-28 12:49:51 / April 28, 2020 @ 12:49 pm. The 3.01-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:49:51 / 8:49 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2020119011. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020119011. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8981° West, 17.9796° North, depth 13 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cayey, Naranjito, Ceiba (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and four and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and nine 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 0 km W of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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