A minor earthquake magnitude 3.11 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The 3.11-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:43:49 / 6:43 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.81 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71473783. Unique identifier: pr71473783. Exact location of event, longitude -67.193666666667 West, latitude 18.853666666667 North, depth = 10.81 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/02/25 / 2025-02-27 06:43:49 / February 27, 2025 @ 6:43 am.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hormigueros, Maricao, Mayagüez (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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