A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:15:54 / 4:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.6665° West, 18.9005° North, depth 10 km. Unique identifier: pr2020033031. Ids that are associated to the event: us60007mnn, pr2020033031. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/02/20 / 2020-02-02 09:15:54 / February 2, 2020 @ 9:15 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Rincón, Aguadilla. Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days sixty-eight, in the past 30 days seventy-two and in the last 365 days one thousand and fifty-two 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 72 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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