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M 2.1md

Earthquake near Tallaboa, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Tallaboa in the 24 hours to 12:52 pm AST (16:52 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 9 km (5 mi) WNW, at 4:39 pm AST on 9 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Tallaboa

This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 20 km (12 mi) south of Tallaboa, PR, at 7:24 pm AST on 14 July 2018 (23:24 UTC), 9.0 km deep.

USGS: 19 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico

21 km (13 mi) SSW of Ponce, PR

7:24 pm AST, Jul 14, 2018 · · 9.0 km deep · released about 38 lb of TNT

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When
7:24 pm AST on 14 July 2018 ()
Where
20 km (12 mi) south of Tallaboa, PR · earthquakes near Tallaboa
Magnitude
M 2.1 (md)
Depth
9.0 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Ponce Municipio, 22 km NNE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3042 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 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Tallaboa, 20 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: Ponce, Magas Arriba, Indios, Guayanilla, Tallaboa Alta, Peñuelas.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 38 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 390,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 280,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 25× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 38 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 17.8195, -66.6850. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Ponce Municipio, PR 22 km (14 mi) NNE earthquakes near Ponce Municipio
Peñuelas Municipio, PR 23 km (15 mi) N earthquakes near Peñuelas Municipio
Guayanilla Municipio, PR 24 km (15 mi) NNW earthquakes near Guayanilla Municipio
Juana Díaz Municipio, PR 29 km (18 mi) NE earthquakes near Juana Díaz Municipio
Guánica Municipio, PR 29 km (18 mi) WNW earthquakes near Guánica Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR 35 km (22 mi) NNW earthquakes near Yauco Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.8 20 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.6 2 km E of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.0 1 km W of Guayabal, Puerto Rico
  4. 1.8 0 km ESE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.6 Puerto Rico region
  6. 2.1 7 km SW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.7 3 km SE of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.7 12 km W of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.1 2 km E of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.8 14 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.4 4 km SSE of Lajas, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.6 4 km E of Tallaboa Alta, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.5 4 km SSW of Liborio Negron Torres, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.5 4 km E of Tallaboa Alta, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.9 9 km SSE of Lares, 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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