International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1341674
Event time 2025-04-03 09:42:39 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-03 13:42:39 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-03 11:33:20 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.2
Depth 30.8 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Caribbean Sea
Country Puerto Rico
Administration area Lares
Nearest settlement Lares
Distance 8 km
Course SSE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
Bonus (46.52 km)
Nearest marine ports
Playa De Guayanilla (24.82 km), Playa De Guanica (29.43 km), Mayaguez (31.51 km), Arecibo (33.01 km), Playa De Ponce (36.62 km), Aguadilla (39.04 km)
Nearest airports
Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport (31.32 km), Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport (31.42 km), Mercedita Airport (38.92 km), Rafael Hernandez Airport (41.92 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.