A minor earthquake magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Loíza in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -65.846666666667° West, latitude 19.003333333333° North, depth = 13.86 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.86 km (9 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/03/25 / 2025-03-08 10:46:43 / March 8, 2025 @ 10:46 am. The temblor was picked up at 10:46:43 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr71474803. Event ids that are associated: pr71474803.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Pájaros, Toa Alta (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 66 km (41 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
How would you describe the shaking?
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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 63 km N of Loíza, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply