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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Vega Baja, PR

M 3.1

Latest: 5:00 pm AST on 30 September 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) W of Vega Baja, PR

The most recent earthquake near Vega Baja was M 3.1, 24 km (15 mi) W of Vega Baja, PR, at 5:00 pm AST on 30 September 2026.

Within 30 km since 2016
594 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
42
Largest since 2016
M 4.2 on 12 April 2026, 13 km (8 mi) SE of Vega Baja, PR
Reported felt
81 of them have felt reports to USGS

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

The latest 50

  1. 3.1 24 km (15 mi) W of Vega Baja, PR
  2. 2.6 19 km (12 mi) SE of Vega Baja, PR
  3. 2.8 13 km (8 mi) NW of Vega Baja, PR
  4. 2.2 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 1
  5. 2.8 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Vega Baja, PR
  6. 2.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Vega Baja, PR
  7. 2.3 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Vega Baja, PR
  8. 2.9 12 km (8 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR
  9. 2.7 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Vega Baja, PR
  10. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) W of Vega Baja, PR
  11. 2.8 24 km (15 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR
  12. 3.1 2 km (1 mi) ESE of Vega Baja, PR
  13. 2.7 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Vega Baja, PR
  14. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Vega Baja, PR
  15. 2.9 15 km (10 mi) NNW of Vega Baja, PR
  16. 2.9 4 km (2 mi) NNE of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 1
  17. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Vega Baja, PR
  18. 3.2 15 km (9 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR
  19. 3.4 14 km (9 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR
  20. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Vega Baja, PR
  21. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) W of Vega Baja, PR
  22. 3.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Vega Baja, PR
  23. 4.2 13 km (8 mi) SE of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 81
  24. 2.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Vega Baja, PR
  25. 2.1 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Vega Baja, PR
  26. 2.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Vega Baja, PR
  27. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Vega Baja, PR
  28. 2.8 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Vega Baja, PR
  29. 2.9 49 km (31 mi) N of Vega Baja, PR
  30. 3.1 27 km (16 mi) E of Vega Baja, PR
  31. 2.8 20 km (12 mi) E of Vega Baja, PR
  32. 3.0 16 km (10 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR
  33. 3.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of Vega Baja, PR
  34. 3.5 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Vega Baja, PR
  35. 2.3 25 km (16 mi) SE of Vega Baja, PR
  36. 3.0 10 km (6 mi) N of Vega Baja, PR
  37. 3.3 25 km (16 mi) SE of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 3
  38. 2.5 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Vega Baja, PR
  39. 2.9 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Vega Baja, PR
  40. 3.2 25 km (16 mi) N of Vega Baja, PR
  41. 3.3 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Vega Baja, PR
  42. 3.0 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Vega Baja, PR
  43. 2.2 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Vega Baja, PR
  44. 3.0 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 1
  45. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) S of Vega Baja, PR
  46. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) S of Vega Baja, PR
  47. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) S of Vega Baja, PR
  48. 3.0 5 km (3 mi) SW of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 1
  49. 2.6 28 km (18 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR
  50. 3.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Vega Baja, PR · felt by 2

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 Vega Baja time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Vega Baja are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Vega Baja:

  1. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 23 km NW of Vega Baja
  2. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 34 km SE of Vega Baja
  3. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 8 km NE of Vega Baja

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

Nearby towns

Monserrate 3 km · Sabana 4 km · Ceiba 4 km · Brenas 6 km · Coto Norte 6 km · Miranda 6 km · Vega Alta 7 km · San Antonio 9 km

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