Latest today See all | Mag. 2.2 earthquake Caribbean Sea - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico - |
Strongest today | Mag. 3.3 - 69 km N of Charlotte Amalie - U.S. Virgin Islands - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 25, 06:03 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.2 7.1 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the SW | Caribbean Sea, 34 km south of Mayaguez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 25, 05:26 am (GMT -4) | 3.2 20 km | 68 km (42 mi) to the N | North Atlantic Ocean, 79 km northwest of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 25, 05:12 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.5 7 km | 2 km (1.2 mi) to the SW | 6 km SW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 25, 04:46 am (GMT -4) | 3.3 7.7 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the NE | - 69 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 25, 03:18 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.9 9.8 km | 0 km N of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico I FELT IT | Info | ||
Apr 25, 03:17 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.3 8.8 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the SW | Caribbean Sea, 30 km west of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 24, 11:02 pm (Puerto Rico) | 2.5 13 km | 3 km (1.9 mi) to the SW | 9 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 24, 08:34 pm (GMT -4) | 2.8 15 km | 69 km (43 mi) to the N | 69 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico I FELT IT | Info | |
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 GMT (6 quakes) | |||||
Apr 24, 05:14 pm (Puerto Rico) | 2.1 11 km | 2 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico | Info | ||
Apr 24, 03:05 pm (St Thomas) | 2.9 16 km | 37 km (23 mi) to the E | 28 km S of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands I FELT IT | Info | |
Apr 24, 01:28 pm (Puerto Rico) | 2.5 12 km | 2 km E of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico | Info |
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Puerto Rico has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,000 quakes on average per year in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
On average, Puerto Rico has about 936 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 39.9 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Puerto Rico occurred 54 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.2:
A light magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Puerto Rico in the early morning of Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 at 6.03 am local time (America/Puerto Rico GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7.1 km (4.4 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 24 hours, Puerto Rico has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.3 and 11 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Puerto Rico today had a magnitude of 3.3 and occurred 2 hours and 11 minutes ago:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near Anegada Island island, British Virgin Islands, in the early morning of Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 at 4.46 am local time (GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 7.7 km (4.8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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