A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Emajagua in Puerto Rico on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.99 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -65.657° West, 17.680166666667° North, depth 25.99 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/06/25 / 2025-06-16 05:59:31 / June 16, 2025 @ 5:59 am. Event id: pr71485903. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71485903. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:59:31 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Río Grande, Aguas Buenas, Culebra. Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Guayama (c. 21 600 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Humacao (c. 20 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Cayey (c. 18 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 42 km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico.
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