Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near El Negro, PR
M 3.1
Latest: 3:56 pm AST on 19 September 2026 · 14 km (9 mi) SSE of El Negro, PR
The most recent earthquake near El Negro was M 3.1, 14 km (9 mi) SSE of El Negro, PR, at 3:56 pm AST on 19 September 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 898 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 42
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 5 December 2016, 14 km (8 mi) SSW of El Negro, PR
- Reported felt
- 73 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 3.1 14 km (9 mi) SSE of El Negro, PR
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of El Negro, PR
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) E of El Negro, PR
- 3.2 14 km (9 mi) ENE of El Negro, PR · felt by 2
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NE of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) W of El Negro, PR
- 2.7 30 km (19 mi) SE of El Negro, PR
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSW of El Negro, PR
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) E of El Negro, PR
- 2.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of El Negro, PR
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) S of El Negro, PR
- 2.9 28 km (17 mi) E of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) W of El Negro, PR
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of El Negro, PR
- 3.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of El Negro, PR
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) SW of El Negro, PR
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of El Negro, PR
- 2.9 27 km (17 mi) ESE of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) ENE of El Negro, PR
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of El Negro, PR
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 1.8 22 km (13 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 3.0 23 km (14 mi) E of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) W of El Negro, PR
- 3.1 24 km (15 mi) ENE of El Negro, PR
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of El Negro, PR
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) SSW of El Negro, PR
- 2.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of El Negro, PR
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 2.7 17 km (11 mi) WSW of El Negro, PR
- 3.2 29 km (18 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR · felt by 12
- 2.1 9 km (6 mi) ENE of El Negro, PR
- 2.8 16 km (10 mi) S of El Negro, PR
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) NNE of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) WSW of El Negro, PR
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) SE of El Negro, PR
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of El Negro, PR
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) E of El Negro, PR
- 3.3 26 km (16 mi) E of El Negro, PR
- 2.7 18 km (11 mi) NW of El Negro, PR · felt by 1
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) WNW of El Negro, PR
- 2.9 19 km (12 mi) ESE of El Negro, 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 Negro time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Negro are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is El Negro; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of El Negro:
- 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 39 km NW of El Negro
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Yabucoa 3 km · Emajagua 5 km · Martorell 7 km · Candelero Arriba 7 km · Palo Seco 10 km · Humacao 13 km · Bajandas 15 km · La Fermina 15 km
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