A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 10:08:10 / 10:08 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000ab81. Event ids that are associated: us6000ab81. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/06/20 / 2020-06-13 10:08:10 / June 13, 2020 @ 10:08 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -65.9995 West, latitude 18.3532 North, depth = 126.09 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 126.09 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 17 km (10 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Peñuelas, Adjuntas, Adjuntas (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days two thousand and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 0 km E of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.
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