Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Palo Seco, PR
M 3.1
Latest: 3:56 pm AST on 19 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Palo Seco, PR
The most recent earthquake near Palo Seco was M 3.1, 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Palo Seco, PR, at 3:56 pm AST on 19 September 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 740 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 52
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.6 on 12 March 2019, 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, 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 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Palo Seco, PR
- 3.2 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Palo Seco, PR · felt by 2
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) W of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 3.2 28 km (18 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.7 25 km (16 mi) SE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.7 15 km (10 mi) N of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.7 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, PR
- 3.2 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Palo Seco, PR · felt by 12
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.8 17 km (11 mi) SE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) NE of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SW of Palo Seco, PR
- 3.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of Palo Seco, PR · felt by 1
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Palo Seco, PR
- 2.9 28 km (17 mi) NW of Palo Seco, PR · felt by 1
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 Palo Seco time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Palo Seco are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Palo Seco; 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 Palo Seco:
- 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 35 km NW of Palo Seco
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Emajagua 6 km · Lamboglia 6 km · Yabucoa 8 km · Martorell 9 km · El Negro 10 km · Palmas 10 km · Yaurel 13 km · Arroyo 14 km
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