A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.96 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr2020015027. Event ids that are associated: pr2020015027. Global time and date of event 15/01/20 / 2020-01-15 02:34:26 / January 15, 2020 @ 2:34 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -66.7236° West, 17.962° North, depth 7 km. The 2.96-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:34:26 / 10:34 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Levittown, Guaynabo, Caguas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-one, in the last 10 days four hundred and ninety-seven, in the past 30 days five hundred and sixty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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