A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Tallaboa in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:33:28 / 4:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -66.7104° West, 17.9569° North. Global time and date of event 22/04/20 / 2020-04-22 20:33:28 / April 22, 2020 @ 8:33 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us700091zq. Event ids that are associated: us700091zq.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (48 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Levittown, Guaynabo, Bayamón (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fourty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 4 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico.
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