A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico. Unique identifier: pr2020153009. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020153009. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:37:36 / 5:37 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/06/20 / 2020-06-01 05:37:36 / June 1, 2020 @ 5:37 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8425 West, latitude 17.9188 North, depth = 7 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Alta, Naranjito, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 26 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 8 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico.
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