A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Isabela in Puerto Rico on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71481183. Id of event: pr71481183. Exact location, longitude -67.051166666667° West, latitude 18.712166666667° North, depth = 24.91 km. The 3.19-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:07:39 / 2:07 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/05/25 / 2025-05-03 02:07:39 / May 3, 2025 @ 2:07 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.91 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface.

The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Yauco (c. 20 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ceiba, Yauco, Vega Baja (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).

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

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