QuakeIndex

Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Aguilita, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Aguilita in the 24 hours to 12:44 pm AST (16:44 UTC). The last one was M 3.0, 35 km (22 mi) WSW, at 3:45 am AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.5

Latest: 3:24 pm AST on 7 November 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) W of Aguilita, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Aguilita was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) W of Aguilita, PR, at 3:24 pm AST on 7 November 2026, 14 km deep. The estimated shaking in Aguilita was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Aguilita since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Aguilita in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
8
Last 30 days
31 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 47
Last 12 months
293 · largest M 3.5 on 12 March 2026
Since 2016
6,159 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 5.6 on 7 January 2020, 26 km (16 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
Reported felt
651 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

If you felt one

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.

The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M2.2–M2.8), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  2. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) E of Aguilita, PR
  3. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  4. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  5. 2.2 in Aguilita, PR
  6. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  7. 2.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Aguilita, PR
  8. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  9. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  10. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  11. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Aguilita, PR
  12. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  13. 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Aguilita, PR
  14. 2.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  15. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Aguilita, PR
  16. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  17. 2.0 20 km (13 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  18. 3.3 21 km (13 mi) SE of Aguilita, PR
  19. 2.1 30 km (19 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  20. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  21. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  22. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  23. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  24. 2.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR · felt by 1
  25. 2.4 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  26. 2.4 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  27. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  28. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  29. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  30. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) S of Aguilita, PR
  31. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  32. 2.0 10 km (6 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  33. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Aguilita, PR
  34. 2.1 27 km (16 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  35. 2.3 30 km (19 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  36. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Aguilita, PR
  37. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Aguilita, PR
  38. 2.1 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Aguilita, PR
  39. 2.3 27 km (16 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  40. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  41. 2.1 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  42. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  43. 3.0 11 km (7 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  44. 3.0 10 km (6 mi) SW of Aguilita, PR
  45. 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Aguilita, PR
  46. 2.2 in Aguilita, PR
  47. 2.6 10 km (6 mi) N of Aguilita, PR
  48. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  49. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) W of Aguilita, PR
  50. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Aguilita, PR

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Aguilita time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Aguilita are listed even when they are further out.

Show these earthquakes on your own site: a free card with the latest quakes near Aguilita, for a local news site, school or neighborhood page.

On the map

The white circle is Aguilita; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Aguilita

The strongest shaking in Aguilita from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity V (moderate), from the M 5.6 on 7 January 2020, 25 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Aguilita (est.)
M 5.6 25 kmV · Moderate · felt by 8
M 5.6 26 kmV · Moderate · felt by 149
M 5.4 22 kmV · Moderate · felt by 708
M 5.0 17 kmIV · Light · felt by 82
M 5.0 25 kmIV · Light

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Aguilita:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 50 km ENE of Aguilita

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Río Cañas Abajo 7 km · Ponce 10 km · Santa Isabel 15 km · Tallaboa Alta 18 km · Tallaboa 19 km · Coamo 20 km · Jayuya 23 km

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.

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.