A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.37 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 23.19 km (14 miles). The 3.37-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:08:14 / 9:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.767666666667 West, latitude 19.118666666667 North, depth = 23.19 km. Global time and date of event 27/01/25 / 2025-01-27 21:08:14 / January 27, 2025 @ 9:08 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr71471658. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71471658.
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barceloneta, Quebradillas, Isabela (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop).
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 nine, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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