A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Arecibo in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/25 / 2025-08-03 10:47:12 / August 3, 2025 @ 10:47 am. The 3.24-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:47:12 / 10:47 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124.99 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71491433. Id of event: pr71491433. Exact location of event, longitude -66.744333333333 West, latitude 18.520333333333 North, depth = 124.99 km.

Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Caguas, Trujillo Alto, Coco. The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from San Juan (c. 418 100 pop), 64 km (39 miles) from Bayamón (c. 203 500 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ponce (c. 152 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Caguas (c. 86 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Guaynabo (c. 81 400 pop).

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 nine, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 6 km NNW of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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