Earthquakes in Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Cataño Municipio was M 2.8, 3 km WNW of Orocovis, Puerto Rico, 37 km (23 mi) SW of the centre of Cataño Municipio, at 9:37 am AST on 5 November 2026, 35 km deep. The estimated shaking at the centre of Cataño Municipio was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Cataño Municipio in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 9.5
- Last 12 months
- 109 · largest M 4.2 on 12 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 1,256 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 9 December 2018, 36 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico
Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at ; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to · earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Cataño Municipio · shaking is estimated for the centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
Typical QuakeIndex 41 / 100
1 quake of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 1 to 3 in a week.
Compared against Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
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Latest earthquakes within 50 km
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The centre is 18.445, -66.149, the Census internal point of Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity on this page is measured within 50 km of it — the dashed circle.
Largest on record nearby
The strongest shaking this record implies at the centre of Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico is intensity II (weak), from the M 4.4 of 2018, 46 km away. At that level a few people indoors notice it; most do not.
| Magnitude | When | Where | Shaking here (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.4 | 36 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · felt by 39 | II · Weak | |
| M 4.2 | 2 km SW of Río Lajas, Puerto Rico · felt by 81 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.9 | 6 km WNW of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · felt by 15 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.8 | 5 km ENE of San Juan, Puerto Rico | II · Weak | |
| M 3.8 | Puerto Rico region · felt by 1 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.7 | 2 km ESE of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico · felt by 1 | II · Weak | |
| M 3.7 | 0 km ESE of Campanilla, Puerto Rico | II · Weak | |
| M 3.7 | 4 km SW of Ramos, Puerto Rico | II · Weak |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above. Shaking is an estimate for the centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. Ground conditions change it locally; it is a description of the past, not a hazard rating.
Before 2016
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of the centre of Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico:
- 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 46 km WNW of the centre
- 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 21 km S of the centre
- 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 21 km WNW of the centre
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
Town pages near Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico
Cataño 3 km · 12 M2.5+ named after it · Levittown 4 km · 14 M2.5+ named after it · San Juan 5 km · 223 M2.5+ named after it · Bayamón 5 km · 24 M2.5+ named after it · Guaynabo 10 km · 17 M2.5+ named after it · Dorado 13 km · 33 M2.5+ named after it · San Antonio 16 km · 6 M2.5+ named after it · Trujillo Alto 18 km · 13 M2.5+ named after it · Corozal 21 km · 11 M2.5+ named after it · Carolina 21 km · 13 M2.5+ named after it · Vega Baja 25 km · 25 M2.5+ named after it · Sumidero 25 km · 5 M2.5+ named after it
Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and the ones USGS named after it. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one