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Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.8md

23 km NNE of Playa Fortuna, Puerto Rico

· 41 km deep · released about 510 lb of TNT

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When
Magnitude
M 2.8 (md)
Depth
41 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Fajardo Municipio, 24 km SSE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1512 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 510 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.8 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 30,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 21,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.9× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.8 about 510 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 18.5833, -65.6748. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
Fajardo Municipio, PR 24 km (15 mi) NNW of here earthquakes near Fajardo Municipio
Luquillo Municipio, PR 24 km (15 mi) N of here earthquakes near Luquillo Municipio
Río Grande Municipio, PR 26 km (16 mi) NNE of here earthquakes near Río Grande Municipio
Loíza Municipio, PR 32 km (20 mi) ENE of here earthquakes near Loíza Municipio
Canóvanas Municipio, PR 36 km (22 mi) NE of here earthquakes near Canóvanas Municipio
Ceiba Municipio, PR 37 km (23 mi) N of here earthquakes near Ceiba Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.8 22 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico
  2. 3.1 24 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.9 37 km NE of Luquillo, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.8 4 km NNE of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.0 3 km SSE of Carolina, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.6 9 km SSE of Aguas Claras, Puerto Rico
  7. 3.3 49 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
  8. 3.4 37 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.9 59 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico
  10. 3.1 1 km SW of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.9 24 km N of Loíza, Puerto Rico
  12. 3.0 67 km NNE of Suárez, Puerto Rico
  13. 3.1 47 km N of Loíza, Puerto Rico
  14. 3.0 44 km N of Loíza, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.8 35 km N of San Juan, 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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