A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.03 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10.03 km, -67.156833333333° West, 19.1025° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/03/25 / 2025-03-27 15:00:09 / March 27, 2025 @ 3:00 pm. The temblor was detected at 15:00:09 / 3:00 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr71477648. Event ids that are associated: us7000pn2d, pr71477648.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Hatillo, Camuy (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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