A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.85 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Luquillo in Puerto Rico. Global time and date of event 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 08:19:07 / May 25, 2024 @ 8:19 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2024146001. Unique identifier: pr2024146001. Exact location, longitude -65.4171° West, latitude 18.9785° North, depth = 55 km. The 3.85-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:19:07 / 8:19 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55 km (34 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carolina, Charlotte Amalie, Canovanas (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Río Grande (c. 13 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Canovanas (c. 8 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 74 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
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