A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 25.479 km, -67.1115° West, 19.1804° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pzs0. Unique identifier: us7000pzs0. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/05/25 / 2025-05-17 03:24:17 / May 17, 2025 @ 3:24 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.479 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:24:17 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Moca (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguada, Arecibo, Moca (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 75 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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