Earthquakes in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ponce Municipio was M 3.0, 8 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico, 27 km (17 mi) WSW of the centre of Ponce Municipio, at 3:45 am AST on 8 November 2026, 8 km deep. The estimated shaking at the centre of Ponce Municipio was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Ponce Municipio since.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Ponce Municipio in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 80 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 218
- Last 12 months
- 1,307 · largest M 4.8 on 18 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 28,916 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 Ponce Municipio · shaking is estimated for the centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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7 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 13 to 51 in a week.
Compared against Ponce 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 18.002, -66.607, the Census internal point of Ponce 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 Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico is intensity VI (strong), from the M 6.4 of 2020, 22 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 | VI · Strong | |
| 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 | V · Moderate | |
| M 5.6 | 11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · felt by 8 | V · Moderate | |
| 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 | V · Moderate | |
| M 5.3 | 9 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico · felt by 346 | IV · Light | |
| M 5.2 | 19 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · felt by 136 | 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 no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of the centre of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
Town pages near Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico
Ponce 2 km · 382 M2.5+ named after it · Tallaboa Alta 11 km · 10 M2.5+ named after it · Tallaboa 12 km · 715 M2.5+ named after it · Río Cañas Abajo 15 km · 4 M2.5+ named after it · Magas Arriba 17 km · 407 M2.5+ named after it · Guayanilla 20 km · 204 M2.5+ named after it · Santa Isabel 22 km · 18 M2.5+ named after it · Adjuntas 22 km · 26 M2.5+ named after it · Jayuya 24 km · 6 M2.5+ named after it · Yauco 26 km · 122 M2.5+ named after it · Coamo 28 km · 8 M2.5+ named after it · Ciales 40 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