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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Juana Díaz, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Juana Díaz in the 24 hours to 9:33 am AST (13:33 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 5 km (3 mi) SW, at 10:09 am AST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.5

Latest: 3:24 pm AST on 7 November 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Juana Díaz was M 2.5, 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR, at 3:24 pm AST on 7 November 2026, 14 km deep. The estimated shaking in Juana Díaz was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Juana Díaz since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
7
Last 30 days
27 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 34
Last 12 months
227 · largest M 3.3 on 1 November 2026
Since 2016
4,492 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 5.6 on 7 January 2020, 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
Reported felt
497 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 (M2.1–M2.7), 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 17 km (10 mi) E of Juana Díaz, PR
  2. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  3. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  4. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  5. 3.0 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  6. 2.8 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Juana Díaz, PR
  7. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Juana Díaz, PR
  8. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  9. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  10. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  11. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  12. 2.5 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  13. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  14. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  15. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  16. 3.3 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  17. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  18. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Juana Díaz, PR
  19. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  20. 2.7 15 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR · felt by 1
  21. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  22. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  23. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  24. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  25. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  26. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) S of Juana Díaz, PR
  27. 2.2 15 km (10 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  28. 2.0 14 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  29. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Juana Díaz, PR
  30. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  31. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  32. 2.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Juana Díaz, PR
  33. 2.1 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  34. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  35. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  36. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  37. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  38. 3.0 15 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  39. 3.0 14 km (9 mi) SW of Juana Díaz, PR
  40. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  41. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  42. 2.6 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Juana Díaz, PR
  43. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) E of Juana Díaz, PR
  44. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  45. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  46. 2.4 7 km (5 mi) SSE of Juana Díaz, PR
  47. 2.3 3 km (2 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  48. 2.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Juana Díaz, PR
  49. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Juana Díaz, PR
  50. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Juana Díaz, 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 Juana Díaz time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Juana Díaz are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Juana Díaz

The strongest shaking in Juana Díaz from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity V (moderate), from the M 5.6 on 7 January 2020, 29 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 Juana Díaz (est.)
M 5.6 29 kmV · Moderate · felt by 149
M 5.6 29 kmV · Moderate · felt by 8
M 5.4 27 kmIV · Light · felt by 708
M 5.0 22 kmIV · Light · felt by 82
M 5.0 29 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 Juana Díaz:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 46 km ENE of Juana Díaz

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

Nearby towns

Río Cañas Abajo 4 km · Ponce 13 km · Santa Isabel 14 km · Coamo 16 km · Tallaboa Alta 20 km · Jayuya 21 km · Tallaboa 23 km

Be ready

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