A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 12:27:54 / 12:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 04/07/20 / 2020-07-04 12:27:54 / July 4, 2020 @ 12:27 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 4 km, -66.955° West, 17.927° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ahwz, pr2020186007. Id of event: pr2020186007. The epicenter was at a depth of 4 km (2 miles).
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aibonito, Barranquitas, Coco (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-five, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 7 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
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