Yauco, Puerto Rico, Earthquakes: Latest Quakes

Latest See all	Mag. 3.3 earthquake North Atlantic Ocean - Arecibo, Puerto Rico -
Latest felt	Mag. 2.3 earthquake 2.4 km southeast of Yauco - Yauco, Puerto Rico -
Strongest past 7 days	Mag. 3.4 Caribbean Sea - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico - Apr 14, 2024 -

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	6 quakes	no data	5	1	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	34 quakes	no data	30	4	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	145 quakes	7	119	18	1	-	-	-
Past 3 years	12,012 quakes	2,270	8,530	1,184	20	-	-	-

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 7 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (34 quakes):

Latest quakes in or near Yauco, Puerto Rico - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Apr 20, 05:43 am (GMT -4)	3.3 8.6 km	90 km (56 mi) to the N	36 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico I FELT IT	Info
Apr 20, 01:57 am (Puerto Rico)	2.3 8.9 km	49 km (31 mi) to the E	7 km S of Orocovis, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 10:27 pm (Puerto Rico)	2.3 16 km	2.4 km (1.5 mi) to the SE	2 km SE of Yauco, Puerto Rico 1 report	Info
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
Apr 19, 07:17 pm (Puerto Rico)	2.4 15 km	15 km (9.5 mi) to the S	Caribbean Sea, 27 km southwest of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 03:56 pm (Puerto Rico)	2.2 15 km	17 km (10.3 mi) to the S	11 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 02:22 pm (Puerto Rico)	2.3 8.8 km	16 km (10 mi) to the W	5 km ENE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 04:15 am (Puerto Rico)	2.2 19 km	3.7 km (2.3 mi) to the S	2 km WNW of Indios, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 03:56 am (Puerto Rico)	2.2 10.4 km	17 km (10.3 mi) to the SW	7 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 03:55 am (Puerto Rico)	2.5 7.1 km	14 km (8.7 mi) to the SW	4 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico	Info
Apr 19, 02:30 am (Puerto Rico)	2.3 16 km	3.3 km (2 mi) to the SW	0 km NNW of Palomas, Puerto Rico	Info
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Apr 18, 05:19 pm (Puerto Rico)	2.4 7.8 km	60 km (37 mi) to the E	6 km S of Salinas, Puerto Rico	Info

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4,200 quakes on average per year in or near Yauco, Puerto Rico:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.5 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 1.41 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 25.4 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 514 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 3,400 quakes per year (or 9.4 quakes per day)
Mag. 1 or higher: 4,200 quakes per year (or 11.5 quakes per day)

Yauco has a high level of seismic activity. Yauco has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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Yauco Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Yauco, Puerto Rico?

Yauco 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 4,200 quakes on average per year in or near Yauco, Puerto Rico. Yauco has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Yauco?

The last earthquake in Yauco occurred 2 hours and 49 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.3:

Mag. 3.3 earthquake North Atlantic Ocean - Arecibo, Puerto Rico -

A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Puerto Rico in the early morning of Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 5.43 am local time (GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Yauco in the past 7 days?

In the past 7 days, Yauco has had 4 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 30 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.

+What was the strongest quake in Yauco in the past 7 days?

The strongest earthquake in Yauco in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 3.4 and occurred 6 days ago:

Mag. 3.4 earthquake Caribbean Sea - Mayagüez, Puerto Rico - Apr 14, 2024 -

A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Isla de Mona island, Puerto Rico, in the early morning of Sunday, Apr 14, 2024 at 1.37 am local time (America/Puerto Rico GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 9.1 km (5.7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).