A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.83 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Indios in Puerto Rico. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/12/19 / 2019-12-31 23:17:13 / December 31, 2019 @ 11:17 pm. Exact location of event, depth 8 km, -66.8321° West, 17.9001° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.83-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:17:13 / 7:17 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019365048. Event ids that are associated: pr2019365048.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 65 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). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cidra, Vega Baja, Guayama (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days ninety-two 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 earthquakes 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. 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: 10 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico.
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