A minor earthquake magnitude 3.21 (ml/mb) strikes 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Culebra in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Event id: pr71497873. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71497873. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 23.82 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 21:37:26 / October 12, 2025 @ 9:37 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -65.259166666667 West, latitude 18.918 North, depth = 23.82 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:37:26 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop), U.S. Virgin Islands (c. 109 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (48 miles) from Fajardo (c. 34 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Charlotte Amalie (c. 20 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Luquillo (c. 8 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Culebra (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Fajardo, Luquillo, Charlotte Amalie.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 68 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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