A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 01:07:02 / 1:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.9696° West, 17.9526° North, depth 6 km. Unique identifier: pr2020158001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020158001. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/06/20 / 2020-06-06 01:07:02 / June 6, 2020 @ 1:07 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 38 km (24 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aibonito, Coco, Barranquitas.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifty, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 6 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
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