A minor earthquake magnitude 3.12 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Tierras Nuevas Poniente in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 30.81 km, -66.4445° West, 19.105666666667° North. The 3.12-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:24:57 / 7:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.81 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 11/05/25 / 2025-05-11 07:24:57 / May 11, 2025 @ 7:24 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71481998. Id of event: pr71481998.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana Seca, Candelaria Arenas, Hatillo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (49 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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