Earthquakes in Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lares Municipio was M 2.8, 9 km NNW of Garrochales, Puerto Rico, 41 km (26 mi) NE of the centre of Lares Municipio, at 6:12 am AST on 11 November 2026, 87 km deep. At that size and distance it was probably too weak to feel at the centre of Lares Municipio. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Lares Municipio since.
In the last 24 hours, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or more were recorded within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Lares Municipio; the largest was M 2.4, 4 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico, 38 km (24 mi) S of the centre of Lares Municipio, at 3:43 pm AST.
- Last 24 hours
- 2
- Last 7 days
- 19
- Last 30 days
- 81 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 225
- Last 12 months
- 1,352 · largest M 4.8 on 18 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 29,792 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 6.4 on 7 January 2020, 4 km SSE of Indios, 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 Lares Municipio · shaking is estimated for the centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
Typical QuakeIndex 57 / 100
18 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 16 to 52 in a week.
Compared against Lares 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 18.277, -66.870, the Census internal point of Lares 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 Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico is intensity V (moderate), from the M 6.4 of 2020, 36 km away. At that level nearly everyone notices; some objects fall and plaster can crack.
| Magnitude | When | Where | Shaking here (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 6.4 | 4 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico · felt by 1,615 | V · Moderate | |
| M 5.9 | 5 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico · felt by 974 | V · Moderate | |
| M 5.8 | 14 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · felt by 661 | IV · Light | |
| M 5.6 | 11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · felt by 8 | IV · Light | |
| M 5.6 | 0 km NW of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico · felt by 149 | V · Moderate | |
| M 5.4 | 6 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · felt by 708 | IV · Light | |
| M 5.3 | 9 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico · felt by 346 | IV · Light | |
| M 5.2 | Puerto Rico region · felt by 459 | IV · Light |
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 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of the centre of Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico:
- 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 41 km WNW of the centre
- 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 49 km NW of the centre
- 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 45 km NE of the centre
- 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 25 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 Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico
Lares 2 km · 11 M2.5+ named after it · San Sebastián 14 km · 6 M2.5+ named after it · Adjuntas 20 km · 26 M2.5+ named after it · Quebradillas 23 km · 27 M2.5+ named after it · Hatillo 24 km · 57 M2.5+ named after it · Arecibo 27 km · 255 M2.5+ named after it · Yauco 27 km · 122 M2.5+ named after it · San Germán 29 km · 21 M2.5+ named after it · Mayagüez 30 km · 188 M2.5+ named after it · Guayanilla 30 km · 204 M2.5+ named after it · Jayuya 30 km · 6 M2.5+ named after it · Isabela 30 km · 207 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