A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Guaynabo in Puerto Rico. The 2.83-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:03:33 / 7:03 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/11/19 / 2019-11-20 23:03:33 / November 20, 2019 @ 11:03 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.0585° West, 18.3633° North, depth 8 km. Unique identifier: pr2019324027. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019324027.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 12 km (8 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Adjuntas, Adjuntas, Ponce (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km E of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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