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Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 2.0md

1 km NNE of Sabana Eneas, Puerto Rico

· 14 km deep · released about 36 lb of TNT

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When
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
14 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
San Germán Municipio, 4 km ENE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3104 days ago

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

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 36 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 420,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 300,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 27× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 36 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 18.0988, -67.0723. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection
San Germán Municipio, PR 4 km (2 mi) WSW of here earthquakes near San Germán Municipio
Hormigueros Municipio, PR 6 km (4 mi) SE of here earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 13 km (8 mi) W of here earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio
Lajas Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) NNW of here earthquakes near Lajas Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 16 km (10 mi) NE of here earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Maricao Municipio, PR 17 km (10 mi) WSW of here earthquakes near Maricao Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.8 5 km ESE of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.7 7 km NE of Tallaboa Alta, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.2 16 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
  4. 1.8 9 km S of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.1 4 km NNE of Lluveras, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.8 4 km NNE of San Germán, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.9 5 km ESE of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.5 5 km NNW of Yauco, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.4 2 km ESE of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.8 4 km E of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.0 4 km E of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.6 2 km NW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.8 6 km NW of Boquerón, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.9 6 km NE of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.1 4 km NE of Maricao, 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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