A minor earthquake magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Guánica in Puerto Rico. The 3.18-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:45:49 / 4:45 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71491688. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71491688. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.913333333333 West, latitude 17.945 North, depth = 10.68 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/08/25 / 2025-08-06 04:45:49 / August 6, 2025 @ 4:45 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.68 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Alta, Comerío, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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: 3 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico.
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