A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from San Antonio in Puerto Rico. Exact location of earthquake, -67.2685° West, 18.805833333333° North, depth 17.69 km. Unique identifier: pr71493373. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r3a6, pr71493373. The 3.35-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:17:16 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.69 km (11 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 06:17:16 / August 23, 2025 @ 6:17 am.

Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo, Maricao (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 43 km (26 miles) from Isabela (c. 12 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days six hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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