Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Puerto Rico — today and the last 30 days
Puerto Rico sits near the boundary between the North American and Caribbean plates, close to the deep Puerto Rico Trench. A 2020 sequence in the southwest produced months of felt aftershocks.
Updated 2026-09-05 19:17 UTC
Puerto Rico earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Puerto Rico
21 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 22 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 6.
The largest was M4.1 on August 25, 36 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 90.0 km deep, and 1 people reported feeling it.
The most widely felt was not the largest: M3.6, 4 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico, with 12 reports.
Map of recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
82 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ recorded in Puerto Rico and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
M 2.6 6 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 3.4 76 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.3 79 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.7 3 km ENE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 65 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
M 3.2 67 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 3 km SSE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
M 3.2 7 km ENE of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
M 3.2 8 km WNW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 28 km SSW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.9 0 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico
M 2.8 43 km NNE of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 31 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 2 km SW of Hato Candal, Puerto Rico
M 2.8 10 km NNE of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 1 km WSW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
M 3.3 54 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 4.0 50 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.3 40 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
M 3.4 36 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 47 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 9 km NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.6 5 km N of Animas, Puerto Rico
M 3.3 80 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 3 km SW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 2 km WSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 36 km NNE of Arecibo, Puerto RicoFelt · 1
M 3.4 75 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 14 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 17 km S of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 16 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 40 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.7 24 km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico
M 4.1 36 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicFelt · 1
M 2.9 56 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 38 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.5 13 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
M 3.4 91 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 2.6 12 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 43 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.3 82 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.5 11 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
M 3.2 62 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.7 83 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicFelt · 1
M 3.0 48 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.9 57 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 3 km NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.9 7 km NNE of Brenas, Puerto Rico
M 3.4 82 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.5 20 km SSW of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.6 6 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 40 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 3.5 46 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.6 9 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 16 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 57 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
M 3.2 16 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
M 2.7 3 km SW of Fuig, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 4 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Puerto Rico today?
Yes — 6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Puerto Rico get?
82 of magnitude 2.5 or above in the last 30 days, 21 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Puerto Rico?
Magnitude 4.1 on August 25, 2026, 36 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at a depth of 90.0 km. 1 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Puerto Rico?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 3.1 km to 128.4 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Puerto Rico?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Puerto Rico, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog, deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Puerto Rico since 1960
The 6 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Puerto Rico monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 6.4 | 4 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico | January 7, 2020 | 6.0 km |
| M 6.4 | 61 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico | January 13, 2014 | 20.0 km |
| M 6.1 | 91 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands | October 11, 2008 | 23.0 km |
| M 6.1 | 80 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | November 3, 1966 | 24.1 km |
| M 6.0 | 67 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico | November 3, 1988 | 33.3 km |
| M 6.0 | 67 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico | September 24, 2019 | 10.0 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Puerto Rico, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.