Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 58 km northwest of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:54 pm (GMT -4) -
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Light magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 13 km depth
2 Jul 04:11 UTC: First to report: USGS after 17 minutes.
2 Jul 05:32: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 13.2 km (from 6.2 to 8.2 mi).
2 Jul 05:32: Magnitude recalculated from 2.9 to 3.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 13.2 km (from 6.2 to 8.2 mi).
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 2, 2022 03:54:28 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:54 pm (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.3 |
| Depth | 13.2 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.53533°N / 67.55833°W  (North Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico) |
| Antipode | 18.535°S / 112.442°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 39 km (24 mi) WNW of Santa Rosa de Rincon (Rincón) (pop: 1,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) WNW of Caban (pop: 3,960) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) NW of Mayaguez (pop: 78,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) W of Arecibo (pop: 49,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (56 mi) E of Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) (pop: 100,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) NW of Yauco (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 115 km (71 mi) WNW of Ponce (pop: 152,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) W of San Juan (pop: 418,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 116 km (72 mi) WNW of Puerto Rico Island (pop: 3,474,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  25.6°C (78 F), humidity: 80%, wind: 11 m/s (20 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.3 | 13 km | 39 Km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico | USGS |
| 2.9 | 10 km | MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO | EMSC |
| 3.3 | 13 km | Puerto Rico: Mona Passage | RaspberryShake |
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