A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico on Monday. Id of earthquake: us7000aipe. Event ids that are associated: us7000aipe. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/20 / 2020-07-06 11:41:31 / July 6, 2020 @ 11:41 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.9101 West, latitude 17.8844 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 11:41:31 / 11:41 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manatí, Barceloneta, Aibonito.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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