International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1522150
Event time 2025-12-08 02:24:44 (UTC)
Local time 2025-12-08 06:24:44 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-12-08 02:34:32 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.1
Depth 20.41 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Caribbean Sea
Country Puerto Rico
Administration area Yabucoa
Nearest settlement Comunas
Distance 9 km
Course ESE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Caribbean Sea
Water surface name Caribbean Sea



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Puerto Yabucoa (6,80 km), Playa De Humacao (12,37 km), Ensenada Honda (24,30 km), Arroyo (33,00 km), Bahia De Fajardo (33,86 km)
Nearest airports
Palmas del Mar Airstrip (4,36 km), Humacao Airport (9,64 km), Squibb Heliport (10,53 km), Boqueron Airport (17,70 km), José Aponte de la Torre Airport (24,79 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.