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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Palomas, PR

M 2.6

Latest: 5:03 pm AST on 30 September 2026 · 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Palomas was M 2.6, 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR, at 5:03 pm AST on 30 September 2026. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
28,243 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
1,247
Largest since 2016
M 6.4 on 7 January 2020, 9 km (6 mi) SE of Palomas, PR
Reported felt
2,259 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 2.1 12 km (8 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  2. 2.2 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Palomas, PR
  3. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  4. 2.1 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Palomas, PR
  5. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  6. 2.5 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Palomas, PR
  7. 2.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  8. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Palomas, PR
  9. 2.2 4 km (3 mi) N of Palomas, PR
  10. 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  11. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  12. 2.3 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Palomas, PR
  13. 2.3 12 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  14. 2.0 5 km (3 mi) E of Palomas, PR
  15. 2.2 8 km (5 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  16. 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  17. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Palomas, PR
  18. 2.3 12 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  19. 2.0 15 km (9 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  20. 2.1 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  21. 2.1 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  22. 2.4 7 km (4 mi) S of Palomas, PR
  23. 2.1 10 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  24. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  25. 2.3 9 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  26. 2.4 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  27. 2.6 13 km (8 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  28. 2.1 6 km (3 mi) SE of Palomas, PR
  29. 1.9 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  30. 2.0 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  31. 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  32. 2.1 6 km (4 mi) W of Palomas, PR
  33. 2.3 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Palomas, PR
  34. 1.7 9 km (5 mi) W of Palomas, PR
  35. 2.5 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  36. 2.1 14 km (8 mi) E of Palomas, PR
  37. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  38. 2.1 5 km (3 mi) E of Palomas, PR
  39. 2.2 9 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  40. 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Palomas, PR
  41. 2.1 10 km (6 mi) SW of Palomas, PR
  42. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) W of Palomas, PR
  43. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Palomas, PR
  44. 2.0 5 km (3 mi) SE of Palomas, PR
  45. 2.2 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Palomas, PR
  46. 2.1 8 km (5 mi) SE of Palomas, PR
  47. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  48. 2.4 9 km (6 mi) S of Palomas, PR
  49. 2.2 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Palomas, PR
  50. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) SW of Palomas, 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 Palomas time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Palomas are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Palomas; 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 Palomas:

  1. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 48 km NNW of Palomas

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

Nearby towns

Yauco 3 km · Maria Antonia 4 km · Lluveras 4 km · Fuig 5 km · Guánica 6 km · Indios 6 km · Liborio Negron Torres 8 km · Guayanilla 9 km

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