A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Suárez in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/09/25 / 2025-09-23 09:26:44 / September 23, 2025 @ 9:26 am. Event id: us6000rc8w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rc8w. Exact location of earthquake, -65.6909° West, 19.2346° North, depth 35 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:26:44 / 9:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Loíza (c. 4 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Loíza. Close country/countries, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 90 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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