A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.68 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Brenas in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Id of earthquake: pr2025242002. Event ids that are associated: pr2025242002. Exact location of earthquake, -66.2581° West, 18.978° North, depth 59 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/08/25 / 2025-08-30 08:04:10 / August 30, 2025 @ 8:04 am. The 3.68-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:04:10 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59 km (37 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gurabo, Caguas, Orocovis (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Event epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Carolina (c. 170 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Trujillo Alto (c. 54 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 57 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico.
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