A minor earthquake magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) strikes 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Dorado in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: pr71487033. Event ids that are associated: pr71487033. The temblor was reported at 22:08:59 / 10:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 92.06 km, -66.220166666667° West, 18.5155° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 92.06 km (57 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 22:08:59 / June 24, 2025 @ 10:08 pm.
Epicenter of the event was 13 km (8 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quebradillas, Peñuelas, Lares (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 8 km NE of Dorado, Puerto Rico.
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