A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Brenas in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -66.441166666667° West, latitude 19.165333333333° North, depth = 20.71 km. Event id: pr71499138. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rk30, pr71499138. The temblor was reported at 23:39:36 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 20.71 km (13 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/10/25 / 2025-10-28 23:39:36 / October 28, 2025 @ 11:39 pm.

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vega Baja, Barceloneta (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 77 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico.

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