Earthquake near Isabel Segunda, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Isabel Segunda in the 24 hours to 12:38 am AST (04:38 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 26 km (16 mi) SSE, at 12:08 pm AST on 29 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Isabel Segunda

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 37 km (23 mi) east-southeast of Isabel Segunda, PR, at 8:24 am AST on 18 September 2016 (12:24 UTC), 24 km deep.

USGS: 35 km SE of Culebra, Puerto Rico

8:24 am AST, Sep 18, 2016 · 2016-09-18 12:24 UTC · 24 km deep · released about 30 lb of TNT

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When: 8:24 am AST on 18 September 2016 (2016-09-18 12:24 UTC)
Where: 37 km (23 mi) east-southeast of Isabel Segunda, PR · earthquakes near Isabel Segunda
Magnitude: M 2.0 (Md)
Depth: 24 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Vieques Municipio, 35 km WNW
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 3708 days ago · we first saw it 3708 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Isabel Segunda, 37 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

5.0 29 km S of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands · 38 km E of this epicentre Jan 9, 1990

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Vieques Municipio, PR	35 km (22 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Vieques Municipio
Culebra Municipio, PR	38 km (24 mi)	NNW	earthquakes near Culebra Municipio
Ceiba Municipio, PR	58 km (36 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Ceiba Municipio
Fajardo Municipio, PR	63 km (39 mi)	NW	earthquakes near Fajardo Municipio
Naguabo Municipio, PR	68 km (42 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Naguabo Municipio
Humacao Municipio, PR	72 km (45 mi)	W	earthquakes near Humacao Municipio

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

31 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

2.1 11 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 07:35 UTC
2.2 19 km S of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 17:32 UTC
1.9 15 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 05:38 UTC
2.7 13 km S of Culebra, Puerto Rico 19:40 UTC
1.6 31 km SSW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:32 UTC
2.3 32 km ESE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 07:48 UTC
2.3 24 km ESE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 17:49 UTC
2.7 12 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 22:26 UTC
2.3 12 km E of Culebra, Puerto Rico 16:30 UTC
2.0 8 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 10:05 UTC
2.4 Puerto Rico region 03:53 UTC
2.3 10 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 01:17 UTC
2.3 11 km W of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 09:03 UTC
2.4 8 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 03:06 UTC
2.5 24 km S of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:56 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 04:38 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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