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M 2.2md

Earthquake near Barceloneta, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Barceloneta in the 24 hours to 11:22 am AST (15:22 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 14 km (9 mi) NW, at 2:05 am AST on 13 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Barceloneta

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 48 km (30 mi) north of Barceloneta, PR, at 12:00 pm AST on 2 June 2017 (16:00 UTC), 34 km deep.

USGS: Puerto Rico region

71 km (44 mi) NW of San Juan, PR · 53 km (33 mi) NNE of Arecibo, PR

12:00 pm AST, Jun 2, 2017 · · 34 km deep · released about 64 lb of TNT

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When
12:00 pm AST on 2 June 2017 ()
Where
48 km (30 mi) north of Barceloneta, PR · earthquakes near Barceloneta
Magnitude
M 2.2 (md)
Depth
34 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Barceloneta Municipio, 46 km S
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3449 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 Barceloneta, 48 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 64 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.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 230,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 170,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 15× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 64 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 in our catalogue was M 4.0 on 2017-03-24 — about 470 times the energy of this one.

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 18.8793, -66.5128. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Barceloneta Municipio, PR 46 km (28 mi) S earthquakes near Barceloneta Municipio
Manatí Municipio, PR 48 km (30 mi) S earthquakes near Manatí Municipio
Vega Baja Municipio, PR 49 km (30 mi) SSE earthquakes near Vega Baja Municipio
Dorado Municipio, PR 52 km (32 mi) SSE earthquakes near Dorado Municipio
Arecibo Municipio, PR 52 km (33 mi) SSW earthquakes near Arecibo Municipio
Vega Alta Municipio, PR 53 km (33 mi) SSE earthquakes near Vega Alta Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 4.1 79 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  2. 3.3 70 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  3. 3.4 68 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  4. 3.4 68 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  5. 3.0 66 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.8 45 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  7. 3.6 67 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.9 66 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  9. 4.7 70 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.7 15 km NNE of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.6 21 km NNE of Dorado, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.7 20 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.7 51 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.2 26 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.8 33 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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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