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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near El Mangó, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in El Mangó in the 24 hours to 9:31 am AST (13:31 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 65 km (40 mi) ESE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.1

Latest: 11:42 am AST on 6 October 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) NW of El Mangó, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near El Mangó was M 3.1, 26 km (16 mi) NW of El Mangó, PR, at 11:42 am AST on 6 October 2026, 113 km deep. At that size and distance it was probably too weak to feel in El Mangó. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near El Mangó since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.8
Last 12 months
35 · largest M 3.3 on 4 January 2026
Since 2016
373 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.1 on 1 May 2019, 27 km (17 mi) SSE of El Mangó, PR
Reported felt
62 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 29 km (18 mi) SSE of El Mangó, PR
  2. 3.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of El Mangó, PR
  3. 2.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of El Mangó, PR
  4. 3.1 16 km (10 mi) NNE of El Mangó, PR
  5. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of El Mangó, PR
  6. 3.2 25 km (16 mi) SE of El Mangó, PR · felt by 2
  7. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of El Mangó, PR
  8. 2.4 24 km (15 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  9. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR
  10. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) W of El Mangó, PR
  11. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) W of El Mangó, PR
  12. 2.5 28 km (18 mi) W of El Mangó, PR
  13. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  14. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Mangó, PR
  15. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) W of El Mangó, PR
  16. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  17. 2.3 13 km (8 mi) NNW of El Mangó, PR
  18. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  19. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR
  20. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  21. 3.1 25 km (16 mi) ESE of El Mangó, PR
  22. 2.6 10 km (6 mi) NNW of El Mangó, PR
  23. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR
  24. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of El Mangó, PR
  25. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  26. 3.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of El Mangó, PR
  27. 3.3 22 km (14 mi) WNW of El Mangó, PR
  28. 1.9 23 km (15 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  29. 2.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR
  30. 2.9 27 km (17 mi) N of El Mangó, PR
  31. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  32. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR · felt by 12
  33. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SSE of El Mangó, PR
  34. 3.3 23 km (15 mi) NW of El Mangó, PR · felt by 1
  35. 2.3 14 km (8 mi) SSE of El Mangó, PR
  36. 2.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR · felt by 1
  37. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  38. 2.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR · felt by 1
  39. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, PR
  40. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SSW of El Mangó, PR
  41. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR
  42. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) W of El Mangó, PR
  43. 3.6 17 km (11 mi) NNW of El Mangó, PR
  44. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of El Mangó, PR
  45. 2.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of El Mangó, PR
  46. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) SE of El Mangó, PR
  47. 2.4 9 km (6 mi) S of El Mangó, PR
  48. 3.1 19 km (12 mi) NNE of El Mangó, PR · felt by 1
  49. 3.4 3 km (2 mi) NE of El Mangó, PR
  50. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of El Mangó, 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 El Mangó time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Mangó are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in El Mangó

The strongest shaking in El Mangó from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.6 on 16 March 2024, 16 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 El Mangó (est.)
M 3.6 16 kmIII · Weak · felt by 57
M 3.6 17 kmIII · Weak
M 4.1 27 kmIII · Weak · felt by 350
M 3.7 20 kmIII · Weak · felt by 3
M 3.6 16 kmII · Weak · felt by 3

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 El Mangó:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 27 km W of El Mangó

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

Nearby towns

Humacao 11 km · Jagual 15 km · Río Grande 17 km

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