Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Naguabo, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Naguabo in the 24 hours to 10:10 am AST (14:10 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 51 km (31 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 · 22 km (14 mi) NE of Naguabo, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Naguabo was M 3.2, 22 km (14 mi) NE of Naguabo, PR, at 4:31 am AST on 4 September 2026, 96 km deep. The estimated shaking in Naguabo was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Naguabo since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours: 0
Last 7 days: 1
Last 30 days: 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.0
Last 12 months: 20 · largest M 3.2 on 4 September 2026
Since 2016: 264 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016: M 4.1 on 1 May 2019, 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR
Reported felt: 41 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 22 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 14:10 UTC · 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

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

The latest 50

2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR Nov 4, 2026
2:59 pm AST
3.2 22 km (14 mi) NE of Naguabo, PR Sep 4, 2026
4:31 am AST
3.1 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Naguabo, PR Aug 31, 2026
2:53 am AST
2.1 18 km (11 mi) S of Naguabo, PR Aug 20, 2026
8:43 pm AST
3.2 17 km (10 mi) S of Naguabo, PR · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
5:45 am AST
2.1 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR Aug 7, 2026
11:59 pm AST
2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Naguabo, PR Jul 20, 2026
9:47 am AST
2.4 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Naguabo, PR Jun 30, 2026
9:57 pm AST
2.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Naguabo, PR May 23, 2026
3:30 am AST
2.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Naguabo, PR May 6, 2026
5:34 pm AST
2.0 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Naguabo, PR Mar 22, 2026
12:24 pm AST
2.3 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Naguabo, PR Mar 6, 2026
12:38 am AST
3.0 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Naguabo, PR Feb 6, 2026
4:32 am AST
3.1 11 km (7 mi) SE of Naguabo, PR Feb 1, 2026
5:15 am AST
2.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Naguabo, PR Jan 31, 2026
5:48 pm AST
1.9 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Jan 28, 2026
1:39 am AST
2.7 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Dec 31, 2025
11:42 am AST
3.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Naguabo, PR Dec 18, 2025
1:49 pm AST
2.1 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR Dec 7, 2025
10:24 pm AST
2.3 13 km (8 mi) SW of Naguabo, PR Nov 22, 2025
2:53 am AST
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Naguabo, PR Sep 14, 2025
7:32 am AST
3.3 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Naguabo, PR Sep 13, 2025
11:10 pm AST
2.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR · felt by 1 Aug 30, 2025
11:15 pm AST
3.5 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Naguabo, PR Aug 29, 2025
9:13 pm AST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SW of Naguabo, PR Aug 8, 2025
7:47 am AST
2.9 28 km (18 mi) S of Naguabo, PR Jul 16, 2025
2:05 am AST
2.8 28 km (17 mi) S of Naguabo, PR Jul 16, 2025
2:03 am AST
3.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Naguabo, PR Jun 5, 2025
3:26 am AST
2.5 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR May 8, 2025
1:39 am AST
2.1 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR May 4, 2025
1:35 pm AST
2.4 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Apr 16, 2025
6:59 am AST
3.1 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Naguabo, PR · felt by 1 Apr 5, 2025
11:58 pm AST
3.4 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Naguabo, PR Apr 3, 2025
5:00 pm AST
2.4 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Mar 19, 2025
2:08 am AST
2.2 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Mar 15, 2025
4:46 am AST
2.1 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Mar 15, 2025
4:41 am AST
2.6 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Mar 14, 2025
10:14 pm AST
2.1 18 km (11 mi) W of Naguabo, PR Mar 13, 2025
12:51 pm AST
2.4 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Mar 13, 2025
5:20 am AST
2.5 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Naguabo, PR Feb 28, 2025
11:05 pm AST
2.1 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Naguabo, PR Dec 23, 2024
8:30 pm AST
2.8 18 km (11 mi) SW of Naguabo, PR Dec 21, 2024
11:52 pm AST
2.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Naguabo, PR Nov 24, 2024
10:59 am AST
3.5 14 km (9 mi) SE of Naguabo, PR · felt by 2 Nov 19, 2024
9:33 pm AST
3.2 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Naguabo, PR Nov 16, 2024
5:28 am AST
2.4 16 km (10 mi) S of Naguabo, PR Oct 31, 2024
4:35 am AST
2.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of Naguabo, PR · felt by 2 Sep 18, 2024
7:32 am AST
2.8 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR Sep 8, 2024
2:26 pm AST
2.2 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR Sep 4, 2024
1:15 pm AST
3.3 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Naguabo, PR · felt by 2 Sep 3, 2024
5:45 pm AST

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 Naguabo time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Naguabo are listed even when they are further out.

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

Estimated shaking in Naguabo

The strongest shaking in Naguabo from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 21 August 2022, 6 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.

Magnitude	When	Distance	Shaking in Naguabo (est.)
M 3.7	Aug 21, 2022	6 km	III · Weak · felt by 3
M 3.6	Sep 25, 2022	13 km	III · Weak
M 3.6	Mar 16, 2024	12 km	III · Weak · felt by 57
M 4.1	May 1, 2019	26 km	III · Weak · felt by 350
M 3.3	Sep 3, 2024	11 km	III · 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 Naguabo:

5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 43 km W of Naguabo 2010

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

Nearby towns

Aguas Claras 10 km · Humacao 12 km · Fajardo 15 km · Luquillo 18 km

Be ready

Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.

Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one