A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Guanica in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -66.8673° West, 17.8765° North, depth 12 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020105013. Id of event: pr2020105013. The temblor was picked up at 07:21:07 / 7:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/04/20 / 2020-04-14 11:21:07 / April 14, 2020 @ 11:21 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cidra, Vega Baja, Naranjito (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ninety-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 11 km SSE of Guanica, Puerto Rico.
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