A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 126 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico (78 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/12/24 / 2024-12-25 09:20:53 / December 25, 2024 @ 9:20 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 86 km (53 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: pr2024360000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024360000. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:20:53 / 9:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.691 West, latitude 19.5603 North, depth = 86 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 126 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico.
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