A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.17 km (23 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/25 / 2025-03-08 04:34:33 / March 8, 2025 @ 4:34 am. Exact location of event, depth 37.17 km, -66.549° West, 19.163666666667° North. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:34:33 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71474703. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71474703.
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Barceloneta, Arecibo. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 77 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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