Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Carolina, PR
M 2.6
Latest: 12:14 am AST on 29 September 2026 · 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
The most recent earthquake near Carolina was M 2.6, 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR, at 12:14 am AST on 29 September 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 358 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 29
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.9 on 13 October 2016, 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- Reported felt
- 72 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.6 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 2.6 30 km (18 mi) W of Carolina, PR
- 3.1 17 km (10 mi) E of Carolina, PR
- 2.7 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Carolina, PR
- 3.1 21 km (13 mi) NW of Carolina, PR
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SW of Carolina, PR
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) W of Carolina, PR
- 3.1 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Carolina, PR
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of Carolina, PR
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SW of Carolina, PR
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) W of Carolina, PR
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SW of Carolina, PR
- 3.8 47 km (29 mi) NE of Carolina, PR
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Carolina, PR
- 2.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Carolina, PR
- 2.6 8 km (5 mi) SE of Carolina, PR
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Carolina, PR
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 3.1 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Carolina, PR
- 3.1 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 3.3 16 km (10 mi) SW of Carolina, PR
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Carolina, PR
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Carolina, PR
- 2.9 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Carolina, PR
- 2.3 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 3.3 9 km (6 mi) W of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 3.4 49 km (31 mi) NE of Carolina, PR
- 3.3 28 km (17 mi) W of Carolina, PR
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) SW of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) S of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Carolina, PR
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Carolina, PR
- 3.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Carolina, PR
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR · felt by 5
- 3.6 in Carolina, PR
- 2.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 2.6 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Carolina, PR
- 3.1 30 km (19 mi) W of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Carolina, PR
- 3.0 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 3.1 16 km (10 mi) E of Carolina, PR · felt by 1
- 3.4 18 km (11 mi) SE of Carolina, PR
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Carolina, PR
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Carolina, PR
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Carolina, PR
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Carolina, PR
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Carolina, 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 Carolina time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Carolina are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Carolina; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Carolina:
- 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 23 km SW of Carolina
- 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 43 km WNW of Carolina
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Santa Barbara 4 km · Trujillo Alto 6 km · Canovanas 6 km · San Isidro 8 km · Campo Rico 8 km · Loíza 10 km · Celada 12 km · Suárez 12 km
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