A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.53 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Stella in Puerto Rico on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025241000. Id of event: pr2025241000. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/08/25 / 2025-08-29 00:59:34 / August 29, 2025 @ 12:59 am. Exact location of event, longitude -67.8455 West, latitude 18.2103 North, depth = 128 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 128 km (80 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:59:34 / 12:59 am (local time epicenter).

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moca, Aguadilla, Hormigueros (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 64 km W of Stella, Puerto Rico.

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