Earthquake near Daguao, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Daguao in the 24 hours to 10:14 am AST (14:14 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 47 km (29 mi) SE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Daguao

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 11 km (7 mi) south-southeast of Daguao, PR, at 4:42 am AST on 30 March 2017 (08:42 UTC), 12 km deep.

USGS: 10 km SSE of Daguao, Puerto Rico

54 km (33 mi) ESE of San Juan, PR · 43 km (27 mi) ESE of Caguas, PR

4:42 am AST, Mar 30, 2017 · 2017-03-30 08:42 UTC · 12 km deep · released about 60 lb of TNT

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When: 4:42 am AST on 30 March 2017 (2017-03-30 08:42 UTC)
Where: 11 km (7 mi) south-southeast of Daguao, PR · earthquakes near Daguao
Magnitude: M 2.2 (Md)
Depth: 12 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Naguabo Municipio, 13 km NW
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 3513 days ago · we first saw it 3513 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 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Daguao, 11 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.

Likely felt in: Aguas Claras 13 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 60 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 250,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 2.2 about 60 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

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.6 on 2016-12-05 — about 4,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

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
Naguabo Municipio, PR	13 km (8 mi)	NW	earthquakes near Naguabo Municipio
Ceiba Municipio, PR	13 km (8 mi)	N	earthquakes near Ceiba Municipio
Humacao Municipio, PR	15 km (10 mi)	W	earthquakes near Humacao Municipio
Vieques Municipio, PR	22 km (14 mi)	E	earthquakes near Vieques Municipio
Yabucoa Municipio, PR	25 km (15 mi)	WSW	earthquakes near Yabucoa Municipio
Las Piedras Municipio, PR	25 km (16 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Las Piedras Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

2.2 25 km ESE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 00:28 UTC
1.9 27 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 21:36 UTC
2.0 27 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 06:16 UTC
1.9 10 km ESE of Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico 07:28 UTC
2.1 28 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 11:17 UTC
2.3 27 km ESE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 04:11 UTC
2.7 28 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 09:26 UTC
1.9 10 km S of Emajagua, Puerto Rico 15:02 UTC
2.4 26 km ESE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 08:35 UTC
2.4 26 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 07:29 UTC
2.0 27 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 02:59 UTC
2.0 30 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico 01:27 UTC
1.8 4 km SE of G. L. Garcia, Puerto Rico 22:05 UTC
1.9 19 km SW of Esperanza, Puerto Rico 13:44 UTC
2.3 Puerto Rico region 01:27 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 14:14 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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