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M 2.2md

Earthquake near Maria Antonia, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Maria Antonia in the 24 hours to 10:50 am AST (14:50 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 11 km (7 mi) ENE, at 4:39 pm AST on 9 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Maria Antonia

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Maria Antonia, PR, at 9:00 am AST on 25 February 2018 (13:00 UTC), 10 km deep.

USGS: 25 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico

32 km (20 mi) SW of Ponce, PR

9:00 am AST, Feb 25, 2018 · · 10 km deep · released about 64 lb of TNT

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When
9:00 am AST on 25 February 2018 ()
Where
25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Maria Antonia, PR · earthquakes near Maria Antonia
Magnitude
M 2.2 (md)
Depth
10 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Guánica Municipio, 24 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3181 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 16 km (10 mi) from the epicentre. In Maria Antonia, 25 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: Guánica, Indios, Tallaboa, Fuig, Guayanilla, Magas Arriba.

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

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

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 17.7651, -66.8053. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Guánica Municipio, PR 24 km (15 mi) NNW earthquakes near Guánica Municipio
Guayanilla Municipio, PR 27 km (17 mi) N earthquakes near Guayanilla Municipio
Peñuelas Municipio, PR 30 km (19 mi) NNE earthquakes near Peñuelas Municipio
Ponce Municipio, PR 34 km (21 mi) NE earthquakes near Ponce Municipio
Lajas Municipio, PR 34 km (21 mi) NW earthquakes near Lajas Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR 36 km (22 mi) N earthquakes near Yauco Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.4 1 km N of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.6 1 km SSW of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.3 5 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  4. 1.9 1 km SE of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.0 1 km NNE of Sabana Eneas, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.1 8 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.1 7 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.9 0 km W of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.1 4 km ESE of Boquerón, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.9 4 km SSE of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.5 3 km NNW of Lluveras, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.8 3 km WSW of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.0 7 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.5 8 km S of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.0 9 km S of Pole Ojea, 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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