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M3.1 Earthquake near 37 km NNW of Culebra, Puerto Rico

UTC time: 2025-05-14 03:39:15 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
67.4 km
Source
USGS

37 km NNW of Culebra, Puerto Rico

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.1 earthquake was recorded near 37 km NNW of Culebra, Puerto Rico on May 14, 2025 at 03:39 UTC. With a focal depth of about 67 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b1e61209176cf42942288921a29fee67d5d32a54
Magnitude
M3.1
Depth
67.4 km
UTC time
2025-05-14 03:39:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
18.62210, -65.41190
Temperature
27.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 67.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 67.4 km
Shallow
67.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Saba
    Distance: 256 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 887 m ·Last eruption: 1640 ·Netherlands
  • Quill, The
    Distance: 289 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 601 m ·Last eruption: 250 ·Netherlands
  • Liamuiga
    Distance: 309 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'156 m ·Last eruption: 160 ·Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Nevis Peak
    Distance: 341 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 985 m ·Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Soufriere Hills
    Distance: 402 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 915 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·United Kingdom
  • Soufriere Guadeloupe
    Distance: 490 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'467 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Benjamin Rivera Noriega AirportPuerto Rico · CPX · TJCP
    36.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • José Aponte de la Torre AirportPuerto Rico · NRR · TJRV
    48.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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