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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Santa Barbara, PR

M 2.6

Latest: 12:14 am AST on 29 September 2026 · 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR

The most recent earthquake near Santa Barbara was M 2.6, 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR, at 12:14 am AST on 29 September 2026.

Within 30 km since 2016
309 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
22
Largest since 2016
M 3.9 on 13 October 2016, 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
Reported felt
61 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 2.6 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  2. 3.1 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Santa Barbara, PR
  3. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  4. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) W of Santa Barbara, PR
  5. 3.1 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Santa Barbara, PR
  6. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SW of Santa Barbara, PR
  7. 3.1 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Santa Barbara, PR
  8. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SW of Santa Barbara, PR
  9. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Santa Barbara, PR
  10. 2.0 25 km (16 mi) SW of Santa Barbara, PR
  11. 2.3 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  12. 2.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Santa Barbara, PR
  13. 2.6 8 km (5 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  14. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  15. 2.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  16. 3.1 23 km (14 mi) W of Santa Barbara, PR
  17. 3.1 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  18. 3.3 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  19. 2.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  20. 2.9 10 km (6 mi) N of Santa Barbara, PR
  21. 2.3 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  22. 3.3 13 km (8 mi) W of Santa Barbara, PR · felt by 1
  23. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  24. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR · felt by 1
  25. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SW of Santa Barbara, PR
  26. 3.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Santa Barbara, PR
  27. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Santa Barbara, PR · felt by 5
  28. 3.6 3 km (2 mi) SW of Santa Barbara, PR
  29. 2.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Santa Barbara, PR
  30. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  31. 3.1 12 km (8 mi) E of Santa Barbara, PR · felt by 1
  32. 3.4 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Santa Barbara, PR
  33. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Santa Barbara, PR
  34. 2.4 27 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  35. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  36. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  37. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  38. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  39. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  40. 3.2 23 km (14 mi) NW of Santa Barbara, PR · felt by 1
  41. 3.3 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Santa Barbara, PR
  42. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Santa Barbara, PR
  43. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SW of Santa Barbara, PR
  44. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  45. 3.2 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Santa Barbara, PR
  46. 3.4 25 km (15 mi) NW of Santa Barbara, PR · felt by 1
  47. 3.4 4 km (3 mi) SSE of Santa Barbara, PR
  48. 2.8 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Santa Barbara, PR
  49. 3.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Santa Barbara, PR
  50. 3.0 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Santa Barbara, 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 Santa Barbara time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Santa Barbara are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Santa Barbara:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 27 km WSW of Santa Barbara
  2. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 46 km WNW of Santa Barbara

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

Nearby towns

Canovanas 3 km · San Isidro 4 km · Carolina 4 km · Loíza 6 km · Campo Rico 7 km · Suárez 8 km · Bartolo 9 km · Río Grande 9 km

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