A minor earthquake magnitude 3.55 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. The 3.55-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:44:48 / 7:44 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr2025120001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2025120001. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/04/25 / 2025-04-30 07:44:48 / April 30, 2025 @ 7:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.7085° West, 18.917° North, depth 8 km.
The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana, Aguada, Rincón. Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 79 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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