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Earthquakes near Duque, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Duque in the 24 hours to 5:19 am AST (09:19 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 53 km (33 mi) SE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.2

Latest: 4:31 am AST on 4 September 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) NE of Duque, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Duque was M 3.2, 21 km (13 mi) NE of Duque, PR, at 4:31 am AST on 4 September 2026, 96 km deep. The estimated shaking in Duque was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Duque since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.8
Last 12 months
20 · largest M 3.2 on 4 September 2026
Since 2016
243 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.1 on 1 May 2019, 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Duque, PR
Reported felt
37 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

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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–M3.0), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Duque, PR
  2. 3.2 21 km (13 mi) NE of Duque, PR
  3. 3.1 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Duque, PR
  4. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Duque, PR
  5. 3.2 20 km (12 mi) S of Duque, PR · felt by 2
  6. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR
  7. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Duque, PR
  8. 2.4 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Duque, PR
  9. 2.6 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Duque, PR
  10. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Duque, PR
  11. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Duque, PR
  12. 2.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Duque, PR
  13. 3.0 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Duque, PR
  14. 3.1 13 km (8 mi) SE of Duque, PR
  15. 2.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Duque, PR
  16. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  17. 2.7 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  18. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Duque, PR
  19. 2.1 20 km (13 mi) S of Duque, PR
  20. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SW of Duque, PR
  21. 2.1 27 km (16 mi) SSE of Duque, PR
  22. 3.3 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Duque, PR
  23. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Duque, PR · felt by 1
  24. 3.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Duque, PR
  25. 1.8 30 km (19 mi) SW of Duque, PR
  26. 3.6 26 km (16 mi) NW of Duque, PR
  27. 2.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR
  28. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR
  29. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  30. 3.1 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Duque, PR · felt by 1
  31. 3.4 13 km (8 mi) W of Duque, PR
  32. 2.4 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  33. 2.2 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  34. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  35. 2.6 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  36. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Duque, PR
  37. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) SW of Duque, PR
  38. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Duque, PR
  39. 2.1 14 km (8 mi) SW of Duque, PR
  40. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Duque, PR
  41. 2.5 28 km (18 mi) W of Duque, PR
  42. 3.5 16 km (10 mi) SE of Duque, PR · felt by 2
  43. 3.2 14 km (9 mi) NW of Duque, PR
  44. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) S of Duque, PR
  45. 2.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Duque, PR · felt by 2
  46. 2.8 14 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR
  47. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR
  48. 3.3 14 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR · felt by 2
  49. 3.0 15 km (9 mi) S of Duque, PR
  50. 3.4 22 km (13 mi) NW of Duque, 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 Duque time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Duque are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Duque

The strongest shaking in Duque from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 21 August 2022, 9 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 Duque (est.)
M 3.7 9 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3
M 3.6 15 kmIII · Weak
M 3.6 14 kmIII · Weak · felt by 57
M 4.1 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 350
M 3.3 14 kmIII · Weak · felt by 2

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 Duque:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 42 km W of Duque

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

Nearby towns

Aguas Claras 9 km · Humacao 13 km · Fajardo 14 km · Luquillo 15 km · Río Grande 19 km

Be ready

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