A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.4561 West, latitude 19.1134 North, depth = 20.006 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 09:40:20 / June 24, 2025 @ 9:40 am. The temblor was detected at 09:40:20 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q8e3. Id of event: us7000q8e3. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.006 km (12 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguadilla, Isabela (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 78 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico.
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