A minor earthquake magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Magas Arriba in Puerto Rico. Unique identifier: pr2020015033. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020015033. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/01/20 / 2020-01-15 04:18:42 / January 15, 2020 @ 4:18 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.7655 West, latitude 18.0143 North, depth = 11 km. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:18:42 / 12:18 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bayamón, Sabana Seca, Aguas Buenas.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-nine, in the last 10 days five hundred and five, in the past 30 days five hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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