Latest quake See all | Mag. 2.7 earthquake Caribbean Sea, 26 km west of Ponce, Ponce - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 3.6 Coamo, 50 km southwest of San Juan, San Juan - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 06:11 am (Puerto Rico) Mar 28, 10:11 GMT | 2.7 16 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the W | Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, 26 km west of Ponce, Ponce | Info | |
Mar 28, 03:23 am (Puerto Rico) Mar 28, 07:23 GMT | 2.7 15 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the W | Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, 29 km west of Ponce, Ponce | Info | |
Mar 27, 11:47 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 28, 03:47 GMT | 2.9 68 km | 78 km (49 mi) to the NE | 10 km NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Mar 27, 08:28 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 28, 00:28 GMT | 2.6 9.9 km | 35 km (22 mi) to the W | 4 km WSW of Fuig, Puerto Rico I FELT IT | Info | |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 27, 05:55 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 27, 21:55 GMT | 2.6 22 km | 70 km (44 mi) to the W | 12 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Mar 26, 11:52 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 27, 03:52 GMT | 2.5 16 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the W | 7 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Mar 26, 07:49 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 26, 23:49 GMT | 2.0 18 km | 91 km (57 mi) to the E | Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, 24 km south of Umakao, Humacao | Info | |
Mar 26, 05:57 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 26, 21:57 GMT | 2.6 11 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the SW | 10 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Mar 26, 01:15 am (Puerto Rico) Mar 26, 05:15 GMT | 2.3 14 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the W | Guanica, Puerto Rico, 15 km southwest of Yauco, Yauco | Info | |
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Mar 25, 07:33 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 25, 23:33 GMT | 2.7 27 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the E | Cayey, Puerto Rico, 38 km south of San Juan, San Juan | Info | |
Mar 25, 07:30 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 25, 23:30 GMT | 2.4 16 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the SW | 7 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico | Info |
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Ponce 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 3,800 quakes on average per year in or near Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ponce has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.
The last earthquake in Ponce occurred 2 hours and 22 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.7:
A light magnitude 2.7 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico island, Puerto Rico, in the early morning of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 6.11 am local time (America/Puerto Rico GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 15.8 km (10 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Ponce has had 4 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 27 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 2 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Ponce in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 3.6 and occurred 5 days ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit 50 km (31 mi) away from San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the early morning of Saturday, Mar 23, 2024 at 6.52 am local time (America/Puerto Rico GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 137 km (85 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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