A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.67 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from La Parguera in Puerto Rico on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 06:00:48 / June 15, 2020 @ 6:00 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000ac1m, pr2020167007. Unique identifier: pr2020167007. The epicenter was at a depth of 4 km (2 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.0081° West, latitude 17.9316° North, depth = 4 km. The 3.67-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:00:48 / 6:00 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 43 km (26 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fifty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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: 6 km SE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico.
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