International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1522065
Event time 2025-12-07 23:24:34 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 03:24:34 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-08 00:42:20 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.3
Depth 9.7 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 Guanica
Nearest settlement Guanica
Distance 16 km
Course SSW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Caribbean Sea
Water surface name Caribbean Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
Bonus (68,51 km)
Nearest marine ports
Playa De Guanica (15,09 km), Playa De Guayanilla (27,39 km), Playa De Ponce (38,01 km), Mayaguez (46,47 km), Aguadilla (70,21 km)
Nearest airports
Parguera Heliport (19,39 km), Lajas Airpark (24,30 km), Boqueron Airport (29,19 km), Cullingford Field (29,33 km), Baxter-San German Heliport (29,67 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.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.