A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.96 km (12 miles). Exact location, longitude -66.463833333333° West, latitude 18.899° North, depth = 19.96 km. Id of earthquake: pr71478853. Event ids that are associated: pr71478853. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/04/25 / 2025-04-11 00:19:12 / April 11, 2025 @ 12:19 am. The temblor was reported at 00:19:12 / 12:19 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Barbara, Lares, Comerío.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 48 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico.
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