A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8651° West, 17.8903° North, depth 12 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2020122008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020122008. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/05/20 / 2020-05-01 10:03:31 / May 1, 2020 @ 10:03 am. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:03:31 / 6:03 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Comerío, Corozal, Manatí (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 30 km (18 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 10 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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