Latest See all | Mag. 2.2 earthquake Caribbean Sea - Ponce, Puerto Rico - |
Latest felt | Mag. 3.1 earthquake Caribbean Sea - Ponce, Puerto Rico - |
Strongest since 2024 | Mag. 3.9 52 Km N of Suárez - Puerto Rico - Jan 13, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 17, 09:32 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.2 9.8 km | 75 km (47 mi) to the SW | Caribbean Sea, 14 km southeast of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 17, 09:15 am (Puerto Rico) | 3.1 10.8 km | 75 km (47 mi) to the SW | Caribbean Sea, 14 km southeast of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico 1 report | Info | |
Apr 17, 08:04 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.4 6.2 km | 96 km (59 mi) to the SW | Peñuelas, 15 km west of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 13, 04:59 am (GMT -4) | 3.6 66 km | 65 km (41 mi) to the NE | 49 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 12, 11:14 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.6 14 km | 32 km (20 mi) to the SE | 1 km W of Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 12, 05:29 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.7 13 km | 99 km (62 mi) to the W | North Atlantic Ocean, 19 km west of Arecibo, Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 11, 09:26 pm (Puerto Rico) | 2.5 52 km | 35 km (22 mi) to the S | 5 km SSE of G. L. Garcia, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Apr 11, 04:50 pm (Puerto Rico) | 2.2 12 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the SW | Peñuelas, 11 km west of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 11, 03:41 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.5 7.1 km | 86 km (54 mi) to the SW | 15 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Apr 11, 01:18 am (Puerto Rico) | 2.0 14 km | 93 km (58 mi) to the SW | Guayanilla, 14 km west of Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico | Info | |
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 10, 10:57 am (GMT -4) | 3.3 30 km | 87 km (54 mi) to the NE | 75 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico | Info |
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Carolina 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 1,100 quakes on average per year in or near Carolina, Puerto Rico. Carolina has had at least 8 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 Carolina occurred 7 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.2:
A light magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico island, Puerto Rico, in the morning of Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 at 9.32 am local time (America/Puerto Rico GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 9.8 km (6.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Since 2024, Carolina has had 61 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 190 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 19 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Carolina since 2024 had a magnitude of 3.9 and occurred 14 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Puerto Rico in the morning of Saturday, Jan 13, 2024 at 7.04 am local time (GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 78 km (48 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).