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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Playita, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Playita in the 24 hours to 10:10 am AST (14:10 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 12 km (7 mi) SE, at 2:59 pm AST on 4 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 3.1

Latest: 3:56 pm AST on 19 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) SE of Playita, PR

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Playita was M 3.1, 18 km (11 mi) SE of Playita, PR, at 3:56 pm AST on 19 September 2026, 15 km deep. The estimated shaking in Playita was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Playita since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 5.5
Last 12 months
48 · largest M 3.2 on 16 December 2025
Since 2016
731 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.6 on 5 December 2016, 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Playita, PR
Reported felt
75 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
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 (M2.0–M2.7), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.2 12 km (7 mi) SE of Playita, PR
  2. 3.1 18 km (11 mi) SE of Playita, PR
  3. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Playita, PR
  4. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) E of Playita, PR
  5. 3.2 20 km (12 mi) E of Playita, PR · felt by 2
  6. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Playita, PR
  7. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) W of Playita, PR
  8. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) W of Playita, PR
  9. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Playita, PR
  10. 3.2 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  11. 2.4 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  12. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  13. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) S of Playita, PR
  14. 2.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Playita, PR
  15. 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Playita, PR
  16. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) W of Playita, PR
  17. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Playita, PR
  18. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Playita, PR
  19. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Playita, PR
  20. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Playita, PR
  21. 2.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  22. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) E of Playita, PR
  23. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  24. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  25. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  26. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  27. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  28. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Playita, PR
  29. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) W of Playita, PR
  30. 3.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Playita, PR
  31. 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Playita, PR
  32. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  33. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  34. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  35. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  36. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Playita, PR
  37. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  38. 2.0 14 km (9 mi) S of Playita, PR
  39. 2.7 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Playita, PR
  40. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Playita, PR
  41. 2.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Playita, PR
  42. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Playita, PR
  43. 2.7 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Playita, PR
  44. 3.2 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Playita, PR · felt by 12
  45. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) E of Playita, PR
  46. 2.8 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Playita, PR
  47. 2.3 13 km (8 mi) NE of Playita, PR
  48. 2.2 30 km (18 mi) SW of Playita, PR
  49. 3.1 28 km (18 mi) SW of Playita, PR · felt by 1
  50. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SW of Playita, 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 Playita time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Playita are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Playita

The strongest shaking in Playita from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.6 on 5 December 2016, 14 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Playita (est.)
M 4.6 14 kmIV · Light · felt by 341
M 4.1 10 kmIV · Light · felt by 350
M 3.6 14 kmIII · Weak
M 3.9 17 kmIII · Weak · felt by 30
M 3.6 14 kmIII · Weak · felt by 57

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 Playita:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 34 km NW of Playita

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

Nearby towns

Emajagua 6 km · Humacao 14 km · Jagual 16 km

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