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M 1.9md

Earthquake near Ponce, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Ponce in the 24 hours to 3:04 pm AST (19:04 UTC). The last one was M 3.0, 26 km (16 mi) WSW, at 3:45 am AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Ponce

This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 33 km (20 mi) west-northwest of Ponce, PR, at 2:09 pm AST on 7 June 2017 (18:09 UTC), 27 km deep.

USGS: Puerto Rico region

33 km (21 mi) WNW of Ponce, PR · 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Mayagüez, PR

2:09 pm AST, Jun 7, 2017 · · 27 km deep · released about 24 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Maricao Municipio 5 kmYauco Municipio 8 kmSabana Grande Municipio 9 kmLas Marías Municipio 12 kmLares Municipio 14 kmAdjuntas Municipio 15 kmSan Germán Municipio 16 kmGuayanilla Municipio 19 kmSan Sebastián Municipio 22 km
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When
2:09 pm AST on 7 June 2017 ()
Where
33 km (20 mi) west-northwest of Ponce, PR · earthquakes near Ponce
Magnitude
M 1.9 (md)
Depth
27 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Maricao Municipio, 5 km WNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3444 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 Ponce, 33 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: Maricao, Sabana Grande, Lluveras, Liborio Negron Torres, Yauco, Palomas.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 24 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 640,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 450,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 40× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 24 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.

Where

Epicentre 18.1496, -66.8963. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Maricao Municipio, PR 5 km (3 mi) WNW earthquakes near Maricao Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR 8 km (5 mi) SSE earthquakes near Yauco Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 9 km (6 mi) SW earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio
Las Marías Municipio, PR 12 km (8 mi) NW earthquakes near Las Marías Municipio
Lares Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) NNE earthquakes near Lares Municipio
Adjuntas Municipio, PR 15 km (9 mi) ENE earthquakes near Adjuntas 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.

  1. 2.2 2 km SW of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.7 12 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.8 4 km SW of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.0 12 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.8 11 km SSE of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.3 9 km SSE of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.8 8 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.7 12 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.8 12 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.0 13 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.9 12 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.4 9 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.9 11 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  14. 3.0 5 km SW of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.1 19 km S of Tallaboa, 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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