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M 2.7md

Earthquake near Pájaros, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Pájaros in the 24 hours to 1:35 pm AST (17:35 UTC). The last one was M 4.8, 91 km (56 mi) WSW, at 9:19 am AST on 18 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 86 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Pájaros

This page: a magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 4 km (2 mi) southeast of Pájaros, PR, at 4:11 pm AST on 10 May 2017 (20:11 UTC), 114 km deep.

USGS: 3 km SE of Pájaros, Puerto Rico

5 km (3 mi) SW of Bayamón, PR

4:11 pm AST, May 10, 2017 · · 114 km deep · released about 360 lb of TNT

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When
4:11 pm AST on 10 May 2017 ()
Where
4 km (2 mi) southeast of Pájaros, PR · earthquakes near Pájaros
Magnitude
M 2.7 (md)
Depth
114 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Bayamón Municipio, 3 km ENE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3389 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Pájaros, 4 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). 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: Mucarabones, Naranjito, Candelaria, Galateo, Bayamón, Toa Alta.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 360 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 42,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 30,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.6× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.7 about 360 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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 46 km WNW of this epicentre
  2. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 11 km SE of this epicentre
  3. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 24 km NW 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 18.3410, -66.1946. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Bayamón Municipio, PR 3 km (2 mi) ENE earthquakes near Bayamón Municipio
Toa Alta Municipio, PR 6 km (4 mi) WNW earthquakes near Toa Alta Municipio
Naranjito Municipio, PR 8 km (5 mi) SW earthquakes near Naranjito Municipio
Guaynabo Municipio, PR 9 km (5 mi) E earthquakes near Guaynabo Municipio
Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR 12 km (7 mi) SE earthquakes near Aguas Buenas Municipio
Cataño Municipio, PR 12 km (8 mi) NNE earthquakes near Cataño Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.3 1 km S of Río Lajas, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.6 21 km NNE of Dorado, Puerto Rico
  3. 3.1 5 km ESE of Cataño, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.9 3 km N of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.7 20 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.9 7 km NNW of Martorell, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.6 6 km WNW of Palomas, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.9 2 km NW of Aibonito, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.5 3 km E of La Plena, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.0 0 km SE of Comunas, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.3 0 km N of Pastos, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.6 27 km NNW of Loíza, Puerto Rico
  13. 3.1 1 km SW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.7 2 km WSW of Río Lajas, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.3 5 km NNW of Brenas, 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.

On USGS

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