A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020001007. Id of event: pr2020001007. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:46:15 / 6:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 10:46:15 / January 1, 2020 @ 10:46 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8476° West, 17.9076° North, depth 7 km.
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 Naranjito, Vega Baja, Cayey. Earthquake epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days ninety-seven 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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