Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Ponce, PR
M 3.0
Latest: 3:53 am AST on 20 September 2026 · 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ponce was M 3.0, 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR, at 3:53 am AST on 20 September 2026. 20 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 16,229 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 652
- Largest since 2016
- M 6.4 on 7 January 2020, 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- Reported felt
- 1,358 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.3 20 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) S of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 9 km (6 mi) SE of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 1.4 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 3.0 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
- 3.0 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Ponce, PR
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR · felt by 1
- 2.6 14 km (9 mi) NE of Ponce, PR
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 3.0 20 km (12 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Ponce, PR
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) NW of Ponce, PR
- 2.5 30 km (18 mi) SW of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) W of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) E of Ponce, 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 Ponce time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ponce are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Ponce; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Ponce.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Coto Laurel 9 km · Tallaboa Alta 9 km · Capitanejo 10 km · Tallaboa 10 km · Luis Llorens Torres 12 km · Peñuelas 12 km · Potala Pastillo 14 km · Santo Domingo 15 km
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