A minor earthquake magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.8258 West, latitude 19.0533 North, depth = 13 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/20 / 2020-09-20 01:04:26 / September 20, 2020 @ 1:04 am. Event id: pr2020264000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020264000. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:04:26 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Manatí, Aguadilla.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and nineteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 62 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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