Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Puerto Rico: latest news, 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 2026-10-21 01:45 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Puerto Rico
The most notable recent events in Puerto Rico, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 2.7 near Yauco, Puerto Rico
Felt by 1 person · depth 15.7 km · 1 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
- M 3.1 near Levittown, Puerto Rico
Felt by 1 person · community intensity II (weak) · depth 73.8 km · 22 km NNE of Brenas, Puerto Rico
- M 3.1 near Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Felt by 1 person · community intensity III (weak) · depth 35.6 km · 48 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Puerto Rico
12 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, the same as the week before. In the last 24 hours: 1.
The largest was M3.9 on October 3, 19 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico, 6.0 km deep, and 11 people reported feeling it.
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
55 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ recorded in Puerto Rico and the surrounding area in the last 30 days.
M 2.9 25 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
M 2.7 7 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 74 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 3.2 72 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 3.4 65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 2.7 1 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto RicoFelt · 1
M 3.0 26 km SE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 22 km NNE of Brenas, Puerto RicoFelt · 1
M 3.1 57 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 48 km N of Hatillo, Puerto RicoFelt · 1
M 2.8 11 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
M 2.8 7 km NNE of Isabela, Puerto Rico
M 2.7 6 km NE of Isabela, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 10 km N of Animas, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 3 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 70 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 37 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.4 31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicFelt · 1
M 3.0 63 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 2.8 2 km S of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 68 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
M 3.6 51 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicFelt · 1
M 3.4 81 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
M 2.7 3 km SSW of La Playa, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 7 km NNW of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 42 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 34 km NNE of San Juan, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 68 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.5 5 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 19 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
M 3.9 19 km NW of Rincón, Puerto RicoFelt · 11
M 3.0 79 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 3.4 2 km NW of Corozal, Puerto Rico
M 3.3 65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 3.0 68 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 3.1 66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 2.8 16 km NNE of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 5 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 3.1 4 km NNE of Animas, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 38 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.6 4 km NNE of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 45 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
M 2.9 41 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 3 km SE of Galateo, Puerto Rico
M 3.2 40 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto RicoFelt · 1
M 2.8 8 km NNE of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
M 2.5 6 km SSE of Salinas, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 8 km WNW of Culebra, Puerto Rico
M 2.6 6 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 3.0 56 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 3.2 65 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M 2.5 5 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
M 2.8 13 km NNE of Carrizales, Puerto Rico
M 2.9 73 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Puerto Rico today?
Yes — 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above was recorded in the last 24 hours. The most recent was M2.6 near Yauco, Puerto Rico, 1 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Puerto Rico get?
55 of magnitude 2.5 or above in the last 30 days, 12 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 3.9 on October 3, 2026, 19 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico, at a depth of 6.0 km. 11 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Puerto Rico?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 5.0 km to 113.0 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), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.