A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico. Id of earthquake: pr71485513. Event ids that are associated: pr71485513. The epicenter was at a depth of 157.8 km (98 miles). Global time and date of event 12/06/25 / 2025-06-12 00:48:45 / June 12, 2025 @ 12:48 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 00:48:45 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.788166666667 West, latitude 18.120666666667 North, depth = 157.8 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from San Germán (c. 12 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana, San Germán, Moca (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 61 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico.
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