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M 2.9md

Earthquake near Guaynabo, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Guaynabo in the 24 hours to 12:12 pm AST (16:12 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 93 km (58 mi) ESE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Guaynabo

This page: a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Guaynabo, PR, at 1:23 am AST on 8 April 2018 (05:23 UTC), 117 km deep.

USGS: 5 km NE of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

in San Juan, PR

1:23 am AST, Apr 8, 2018 · · 117 km deep · released about 680 lb of TNT

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When
1:23 am AST on 8 April 2018 ()
Where
5 km (3 mi) northeast of Guaynabo, PR · earthquakes near Guaynabo
Magnitude
M 2.9 (md)
Depth
117 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
San Juan Municipio, 4 km N
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3139 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 Guaynabo, 5 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Eleanor Roosevelt, Cataño, Trujillo Alto, Bayamón, San Juan, Sabana Seca.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 680 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 22,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 16,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.4× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.9 about 680 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 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 16 km SSW of this epicentre
  2. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 31 km WNW 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 18.3898, -66.0748. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
San Juan Municipio, PR 4 km (2 mi) N earthquakes near San Juan Municipio
Guaynabo Municipio, PR 7 km (4 mi) SW earthquakes near Guaynabo Municipio
Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR 10 km (6 mi) SE earthquakes near Trujillo Alto Municipio
Cataño Municipio, PR 10 km (6 mi) NW earthquakes near Cataño Municipio
Bayamón Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) WSW earthquakes near Bayamón Municipio
Carolina Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) E earthquakes near Carolina Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.8 5 km NNW of Yaurel, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.9 9 km N of Levittown, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.4 39 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.6 3 km S of Palo Seco, Puerto Rico
  5. 3.1 1 km SSW of Santa Barbara, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.6 2 km WSW of Coamo, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.7 3 km N of Corozal, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.9 3 km N of Palomas, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.2 2 km E of Arroyo, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.1 4 km ESE of Arroyo, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.5 27 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.8 2 km S of Palmas, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.6 4 km SSE of Palmas, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.9 1 km NNE of Buena Vista, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.0 0 km S of Palmas, 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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