A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.45 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/02/25 / 2025-02-22 02:39:06 / February 22, 2025 @ 2:39 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 02:39:06 / 2:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.0168 West, latitude 19.1401 North, depth = 9 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025053000. Id of event: pr2025053000. The epicenter was at a depth of 9 km (6 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Arecibo, Aguadilla (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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 Isabela, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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