A minor earthquake magnitude 3.96 (ml/mb) strikes 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico on Monday. Id of earthquake: pr2025181002. Event ids that are associated: us7000q9p2, pr2025181002. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/06/25 / 2025-06-30 05:56:19 / June 30, 2025 @ 5:56 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 05:56:19 / 5:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -66.6236° West, 19.059° North, depth 40 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguadilla, San Sebastián, Lares. The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Cataño (c. 28 100 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 65 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
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