A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The 3.39-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:33:46 / 10:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.8165° West, latitude 18.889833333333° North, depth = 14.57 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/01/25 / 2025-01-11 10:33:46 / January 11, 2025 @ 10:33 am. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71470613. Unique identifier: pr71470613. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.57 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Toa Alta, Adjuntas, Adjuntas.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 44 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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