A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 39 kilometers (24 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:28:41 / 4:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.229° West, latitude 18.8298° North, depth = 28.932 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/25 / 2025-08-22 16:28:41 / August 22, 2025 @ 4:28 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000r36i. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r36i. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.932 km (18 miles).
Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Adjuntas (c. 19 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Adjuntas, Adjuntas, Manatí.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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