Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9md
72 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
Yes. A magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 72 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico, at 6:45 pm AST on 12 June 2017 (22:45 UTC), 25 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (md)
- Depth
- 25 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Culebra Municipio, 71 km S
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3438 days ago
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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. 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 25 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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 620,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 440,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 39× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 25 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 4.3 on 2016-09-04 — about 3,500 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 6.1 91 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · 47 km ENE of this epicentre
- 5.1 107 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · 49 km NE of this epicentre
- 5.0 109 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · 46 km NNE of this epicentre
- 5.0 73 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · 29 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 18.9565, -65.2270. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culebra Municipio, PR | 71 km (44 mi) | S | earthquakes near Culebra Municipio |
| Fajardo Municipio, PR | 74 km (46 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Fajardo Municipio |
| Luquillo Municipio, PR | 83 km (52 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Luquillo Municipio |
| Río Grande Municipio, PR | 88 km (55 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Río Grande Municipio |
| Ceiba Municipio, PR | 89 km (55 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Ceiba Municipio |
| Loíza Municipio, PR | 94 km (59 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Loíza Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.2 81 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 3.2 83 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 2.8 94 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 2.2 89 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 3.4 84 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 82 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 2.6 85 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 3.2 82 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 1.7 88 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 2.8 84 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
- 3.0 81 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 3.1 94 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
- 3.3 86 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
- 3.0 92 km NNE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
- 2.8 86 km N of Culebra, 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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