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Earthquakes near La Playa, PR

M 3.1

Latest: 8:07 am AST on 17 September 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) SSW of La Playa, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Playa was M 3.1, 19 km (12 mi) SSW of La Playa, PR, at 8:07 am AST on 17 September 2026. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
1,947 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
107
Largest since 2016
M 4.3 on 5 September 2019, 25 km (16 mi) SW of La Playa, PR
Reported felt
110 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.3 23 km (15 mi) SSE of La Playa, PR
  2. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) S of La Playa, PR
  3. 3.1 19 km (12 mi) SSW of La Playa, PR
  4. 2.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of La Playa, PR
  5. 3.2 17 km (11 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR · felt by 1
  6. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  7. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of La Playa, PR
  8. 3.2 17 km (10 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  9. 2.5 5 km (3 mi) SSE of La Playa, PR
  10. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) SW of La Playa, PR
  11. 2.5 21 km (13 mi) WNW of La Playa, PR
  12. 2.4 20 km (12 mi) SW of La Playa, PR
  13. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) WNW of La Playa, PR
  14. 2.4 26 km (16 mi) S of La Playa, PR
  15. 2.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of La Playa, PR
  16. 3.0 21 km (13 mi) SW of La Playa, PR
  17. 3.2 22 km (13 mi) SW of La Playa, PR
  18. 3.2 12 km (7 mi) WSW of La Playa, PR
  19. 3.1 9 km (5 mi) S of La Playa, PR
  20. 2.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  21. 2.5 25 km (16 mi) W of La Playa, PR
  22. 2.4 8 km (5 mi) SSE of La Playa, PR
  23. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of La Playa, PR
  24. 2.5 17 km (11 mi) WNW of La Playa, PR
  25. 3.2 3 km (2 mi) SSW of La Playa, PR
  26. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  27. 3.0 23 km (14 mi) N of La Playa, PR
  28. 2.4 12 km (7 mi) E of La Playa, PR
  29. 2.5 17 km (10 mi) S of La Playa, PR
  30. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  31. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  32. 3.0 14 km (9 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  33. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  34. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  35. 2.2 16 km (10 mi) E of La Playa, PR
  36. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  37. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  38. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  39. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  40. 2.4 25 km (15 mi) SE of La Playa, PR
  41. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) S of La Playa, PR
  42. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) W of La Playa, PR
  43. 2.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of La Playa, PR
  44. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) N of La Playa, PR
  45. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of La Playa, PR · felt by 1
  46. 2.1 23 km (15 mi) ESE of La Playa, PR
  47. 3.2 26 km (16 mi) S of La Playa, PR · felt by 7
  48. 2.2 6 km (4 mi) NE of La Playa, PR
  49. 2.4 23 km (14 mi) WSW of La Playa, PR
  50. 3.1 29 km (18 mi) W of La Playa, 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 La Playa time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Playa are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of La Playa; the five largest:

  1. 7.1 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 46 km N of La Playa
  2. 6.4 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 42 km NNW of La Playa
  3. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 17 km N of La Playa
  4. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 30 km N of La Playa
  5. 6.1 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 39 km N of La Playa

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Las Marias 4 km · Añasco 5 km · Espino 7 km · Stella 7 km · Rincón 9 km · Luyando 9 km · Aguada 10 km · Mayagüez 11 km

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