A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.21 (ml/mb) was reported 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Carrizales in Puerto Rico on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/08/25 / 2025-08-08 01:53:13 / August 8, 2025 @ 1:53 am. Exact location of earthquake, -66.751333333333° West, 18.890833333333° North, depth 15.52 km. Event id: pr71492058. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71492058. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.52 km (10 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:53:13 / 1:53 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Añasco, Sabana Seca, Candelaria. Epicenter of the earthquake was 47 km (29 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Candelaria (c. 17 600 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 45 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico.
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