Past earthquakes in or near Puerto Rico: October 2020 - list, stats and map

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During October 2020, Puerto Rico has had 388 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.3:

0 quakes above magnitude 5
2 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
61 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
318 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
7 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Strongest: Mag. 5.3 Earthquake 61 Km ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands -

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Past earthquakes in or near Puerto Rico: October 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Oct 31, 2020 04:30 pm (Santo Domingo)	3.2 18 km	205 km (127 mi) to the W	20 km NW of Sabana de La Mar, Dominican Republic	Info
Oct 31, 2020 04:22 pm (Puerto Rico)	3.1 3 km	19 km (12 mi) to the SE	24 km SW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico	Info
Oct 31, 2020 09:51 am (Santo Domingo)	3.5 116 km	284 km (176 mi) to the W	57 km southeast of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Info
Oct 31, 2020 07:34 am (GMT -4)	3.2 30 km	51 km (32 mi) to the NW	78 km NNW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Info
Oct 31, 2020 04:50 am (Puerto Rico)	2.7 13 km	2 km (1.2 mi) to the SW	14 km SSW of Yauco, Puerto Rico	Info
Friday, October 30, 2020 GMT (4 quakes)
Oct 30, 2020 10:01 am (GMT -4)	3.2 22 km	55 km (34 mi) to the S	83 km SE of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Info
Oct 30, 2020 06:15 am (Santo Domingo)	2.8 153 km	105 km (65 mi) to the W	32 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	Info
Oct 30, 2020 03:54 am (Puerto Rico)	2.8 15 km		19 km W of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1 report	Info
Oct 30, 2020 02:41 am (Puerto Rico)	2.7 67 km		21 km SW of San Juan, Puerto Rico	Info
Thursday, October 29, 2020 GMT (5 quakes)
Oct 29, 2020 07:51 pm (Puerto Rico)	2.7 13 km		24 km W of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Info
Oct 29, 2020 02:35 pm (Santo Domingo)	2.7 98 km	182 km (113 mi) to the W	2.4 km WNW of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.7 x 10¹² joules (2.41 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2072 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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