A light earthquake magnitude 4.02 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 87 kilometers (54 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -67.1715° West, latitude 19.2753° North, depth = 24 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/05/25 / 2025-05-17 03:24:18 / May 17, 2025 @ 3:24 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 24 km (15 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pzs0, pr2025137000. Id of event: pr2025137000. The 4.02-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:24:18 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isabela. Close country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 87 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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