A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71499413. Unique identifier: pr71499413. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/10/25 / 2025-10-31 18:25:28 / October 31, 2025 @ 6:25 pm. The 3.15-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:25:28 / 6:25 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.74 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -66.867333333333 West, latitude 19.133 North, depth = 31.74 km.
The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Hatillo (c. 5 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Quebradillas (c. 5 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Camuy (c. 4 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arecibo, Quebradillas, Camuy (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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 four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 71 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
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