A minor earthquake magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Ponce in Puerto Rico. The temblor was reported at 02:25:05 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2020028016. Event ids that are associated: pr2020028016. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/01/20 / 2020-01-28 06:25:05 / January 28, 2020 @ 6:25 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.6425 West, latitude 17.93 North, depth = 8 km.
Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Levittown, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days eight hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days nine hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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