A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.53 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 141 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico (88 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). The temblor was detected at 22:01:37 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/06/25 / 2025-06-18 22:01:37 / June 18, 2025 @ 10:01 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2025169001. Event ids that are associated: us6000ql45, pr2025169001. Exact location of earthquake, -65.4458° West, 19.6506° North, depth 50 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 141 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
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