Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Peña Pobre, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Peña Pobre in the 24 hours to 8:27 am AST (12:27 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 59 km (36 mi) ESE, 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 · 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Peña Pobre, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Peña Pobre was M 3.2, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Peña Pobre, PR, at 4:31 am AST on 4 September 2026, 96 km deep. The estimated shaking in Peña Pobre was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Peña Pobre since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours: 0
Last 7 days: 1
Last 30 days: 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 2.1
Last 12 months: 22 · largest M 3.3 on 4 January 2026
Since 2016: 283 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016: M 4.1 on 1 May 2019, 25 km (15 mi) S of Peña Pobre, PR
Reported felt: 47 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 30 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 15 minutes ago · this page 12:27 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–M2.9), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Peña Pobre, PR Nov 4, 2026
2:59 pm AST
3.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Peña Pobre, PR Sep 4, 2026
4:31 am AST
3.1 16 km (10 mi) N of Peña Pobre, PR Aug 31, 2026
2:53 am AST
2.1 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Peña Pobre, PR Aug 20, 2026
8:43 pm AST
3.2 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
5:45 am AST
2.1 14 km (8 mi) SSE of Peña Pobre, PR Aug 7, 2026
11:59 pm AST
2.4 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Jun 26, 2026
3:40 am AST
2.1 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Jun 11, 2026
11:51 am AST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Peña Pobre, PR May 3, 2026
11:44 pm AST
2.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Peña Pobre, PR Apr 9, 2026
12:38 pm AST
2.0 21 km (13 mi) SE of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 22, 2026
12:24 pm AST
2.3 19 km (12 mi) NW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 6, 2026
12:38 am AST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Feb 28, 2026
6:09 am AST
3.1 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Peña Pobre, PR Feb 1, 2026
5:15 am AST
2.6 15 km (10 mi) NW of Peña Pobre, PR Jan 31, 2026
5:48 pm AST
1.9 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Jan 28, 2026
1:39 am AST
3.3 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Peña Pobre, PR Jan 4, 2026
3:47 pm AST
1.9 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Jan 3, 2026
9:15 am AST
2.7 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Dec 31, 2025
11:42 am AST
2.1 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Peña Pobre, PR Dec 7, 2025
10:24 pm AST
3.3 29 km (18 mi) NW of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 1 Nov 30, 2025
3:00 am AST
2.3 10 km (6 mi) S of Peña Pobre, PR Nov 22, 2025
2:53 am AST
2.1 30 km (18 mi) SE of Peña Pobre, PR Sep 14, 2025
7:32 am AST
2.7 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 1 Aug 30, 2025
11:15 pm AST
1.8 22 km (14 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Aug 8, 2025
7:47 am AST
2.0 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Jul 29, 2025
1:05 am AST
3.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Peña Pobre, PR Jun 5, 2025
3:26 am AST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR May 21, 2025
6:13 am AST
2.5 14 km (8 mi) SSE of Peña Pobre, PR May 8, 2025
1:39 am AST
2.1 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Peña Pobre, PR May 4, 2025
1:35 pm AST
2.4 10 km (6 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Apr 16, 2025
6:59 am AST
3.1 20 km (12 mi) N of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 1 Apr 5, 2025
11:58 pm AST
3.4 6 km (4 mi) NW of Peña Pobre, PR Apr 3, 2025
5:00 pm AST
2.2 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 23, 2025
3:11 am AST
2.4 10 km (6 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 19, 2025
2:08 am AST
2.2 10 km (6 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 15, 2025
4:46 am AST
2.1 10 km (6 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 15, 2025
4:41 am AST
2.6 9 km (6 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 14, 2025
10:14 pm AST
2.1 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 13, 2025
12:51 pm AST
2.4 11 km (7 mi) SW of Peña Pobre, PR Mar 13, 2025
5:20 am AST
2.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Peña Pobre, PR Feb 28, 2025
11:05 pm AST
3.5 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 14 Dec 28, 2024
12:03 am AST
2.1 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Peña Pobre, PR Dec 23, 2024
8:30 pm AST
3.4 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 1 Dec 23, 2024
1:46 am AST
2.8 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Peña Pobre, PR Dec 21, 2024
11:52 pm AST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Peña Pobre, PR Dec 19, 2024
11:30 pm AST
2.5 20 km (12 mi) W of Peña Pobre, PR Nov 24, 2024
10:59 am AST
3.5 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Peña Pobre, PR · felt by 2 Nov 19, 2024
9:33 pm AST
3.2 14 km (9 mi) N of Peña Pobre, PR Nov 16, 2024
5:28 am AST
2.4 29 km (18 mi) S of Peña Pobre, PR Nov 14, 2024
1:42 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 Peña Pobre time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Peña Pobre are listed even when they are further out.

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

Estimated shaking in Peña Pobre

The strongest shaking in Peña Pobre from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.6 on 25 September 2022, 12 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 Peña Pobre (est.)
M 3.6	Sep 25, 2022	12 km	III · Weak
M 3.6	Mar 16, 2024	11 km	III · Weak · felt by 57
M 3.7	Aug 21, 2022	14 km	III · Weak · felt by 3
M 4.1	May 1, 2019	25 km	III · Weak · felt by 350
M 3.2	Aug 8, 2026	20 km	II · 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 Peña Pobre:

5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 33 km W of Peña Pobre 2010

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

Nearby towns

Humacao 7 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