A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The 3.01-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:20:12 / 2:20 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2020121019. Event ids that are associated: pr2020121019. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/04/20 / 2020-04-30 18:20:12 / April 30, 2020 @ 6:20 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -67.0468 West, latitude 17.9443 North, depth = 5 km.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barceloneta, Orocovis, Ciales. Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (29 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fourty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 3 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico.
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