A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) strikes 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.1745 West, latitude 18.816333333333 North, depth = 73.85 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.85 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 03:27:47 / 3:27 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71472093. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71472093. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/02/25 / 2025-02-03 03:27:47 / February 3, 2025 @ 3:27 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabel Segunda, Ceiba, Luquillo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 58 km NNE of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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