A minor earthquake magnitude 3.48 (ml/mb) strikes 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Sunday. The 3.48-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:24:12 / 5:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -65.2286° West, latitude 18.8713° North, depth = 44 km. Id of earthquake: pr2025124002. Event ids that are associated: us7000px49, pr2025124002. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/05/25 / 2025-05-04 17:24:12 / May 4, 2025 @ 5:24 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), British Virgin Islands (c. 22 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isabel Segunda, Tortola, Road Town (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Tortola (c. 23 900 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Isabel Segunda (c. 9 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Road Town (c. 8 400 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 63 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico.
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