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M 3.0md

Earthquake near Aguadilla, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Aguadilla in the 24 hours to 12:20 am AST (04:20 UTC). The last one was M 3.5, 4 km (3 mi) SE, at 12:03 am AST on 6 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Aguadilla

This page: a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 47 km (29 mi) west of Aguadilla, PR, at 4:57 am AST on 11 November 2017 (08:57 UTC), 111 km deep.

USGS: 37 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico

53 km (33 mi) WNW of Mayagüez, PR · 112 km (70 mi) WNW of Ponce, PR

4:57 am AST, Nov 11, 2017 · · 111 km deep · released about 1,000 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Rincón Municipio 37 kmAguada Municipio 43 kmMayagüez Municipio 48 kmAguadilla Municipio 48 kmAñasco Municipio 51 kmMoca Municipio 54 kmHormigueros Municipio 59 kmIsabela Municipio 62 kmCabo Rojo Municipio 64 km
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When
4:57 am AST on 11 November 2017 ()
Where
47 km (29 mi) west of Aguadilla, PR · earthquakes near Aguadilla
Magnitude
M 3.0 (md)
Depth
111 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Rincón Municipio, 37 km ESE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3207 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 Aguadilla, 47 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1,000 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 330,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 15,000× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 10,000× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.0 about 1,000 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 4.4 on 2017-10-01 — about 120 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 32 km NE of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 40 km E of this epicentre
  3. 6.3 58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 30 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 41 km ENE of this epicentre
  5. 5.8 33 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 44 km NE 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 18.4128, -67.5946. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Rincón Municipio, PR 37 km (23 mi) ESE earthquakes near Rincón Municipio
Aguada Municipio, PR 43 km (27 mi) E earthquakes near Aguada Municipio
Mayagüez Municipio, PR 48 km (30 mi) SW earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio
Aguadilla Municipio, PR 48 km (30 mi) E earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio
Añasco Municipio, PR 51 km (32 mi) ESE earthquakes near Añasco Municipio
Moca Municipio, PR 54 km (34 mi) E earthquakes near Moca Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.6 27 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.7 13 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.5 18 km SSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.0 12 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.5 Mona Passage
  6. 2.8 39 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.9 60 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.3 18 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.7 7 km W of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.9 6 km W of Stella, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.9 40 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.1 Mona Passage
  13. 2.5 37 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.0 9 km WSW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.1 10 km W of Puerto Real, 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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