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M 2.4Md

Earthquake near Mayagüez, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Mayagüez in the 24 hours to 10:01 pm AST (02:01 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 25 km (15 mi) SSE, at 3:17 am AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Mayagüez

This page: a magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded 8 km (5 mi) west-southwest of Mayagüez, PR, at 4:18 pm AST on 28 January 2017 (20:18 UTC), 21 km deep.

USGS: 8 km WSW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

8 km (5 mi) WSW of Mayagüez, PR · 124 km (77 mi) WSW of San Juan, PR

4:18 pm AST, Jan 28, 2017 · · 21 km deep · released about 120 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Hormigueros Municipio 11 kmAñasco Municipio 15 kmRincón Municipio 19 kmSan Germán Municipio 20 kmCabo Rojo Municipio 20 kmAguada Municipio 23 kmLas Marías Municipio 26 kmMoca Municipio 27 kmLajas Municipio 28 km
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When
4:18 pm AST on 28 January 2017 ()
Where
8 km (5 mi) west-southwest of Mayagüez, PR · earthquakes near Mayagüez
Magnitude
M 2.4 (Md)
Depth
21 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Hormigueros Municipio, 11 km ESE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3574 days ago

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

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 2 km (1 mi) from the epicentre. In Mayagüez, 8 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Hormigueros, Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo, La Playa, Añasco, Monte Grande.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 120 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 130,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 89,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.9× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.4 about 120 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 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 30 km N of this epicentre
  2. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 42 km N of this epicentre
  3. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 29 km NNE of this epicentre
  4. 5.2 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 17 km W of this epicentre
  5. 5.1 21 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 17 km W of this epicentre

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

Epicentre 18.1737, -67.2125. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Hormigueros Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) ESE earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio
Añasco Municipio, PR 15 km (9 mi) NE earthquakes near Añasco Municipio
Rincón Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) NNW earthquakes near Rincón Municipio
San Germán Municipio, PR 20 km (12 mi) ESE earthquakes near San Germán Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 20 km (12 mi) S earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Aguada Municipio, PR 23 km (14 mi) N earthquakes near Aguada Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.4 23 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.8 34 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.8 5 km WNW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.0 7 km W of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.8 12 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.9 12 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.9 4 km W of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.5 23 km W of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.9 11 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  10. 3.0 3 km ESE of Luyando, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.1 9 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.6 5 km NE of San Germán, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.0 12 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.9 10 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.4 11 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico

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

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