A minor earthquake magnitude 3.31 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Maria Antonia in Puerto Rico. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.68 km (8 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 06:38:55 / October 24, 2025 @ 6:38 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -66.850166666667 West, latitude 17.886333333333 North, depth = 12.68 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:38:55 / 6:38 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr71498708. Event ids that are associated: pr71498708.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Vega Alta, Cidra. Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 29 km (18 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 10 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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