A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.25 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 27.57 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.113333333333° West, 19.044° North, depth 27.57 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71450383. Unique identifier: pr71450383. The temblor was detected at 23:18:05 / 11:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 23:18:05 / May 25, 2024 @ 11:18 pm.
Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from San Sebastián (c. 11 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Sebastián, Rincón, Arecibo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 60 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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