A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 15:02:42 / June 15, 2020 @ 3:02 pm. Exact location, longitude -66.9401° West, latitude 17.9391° North, depth = 13 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:02:42 / 3:02 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2020167019. Unique identifier: pr2020167019.
Epicenter of the event was 35 km (22 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aibonito, Barranquitas, Coco (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel the quake?
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: 4 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply