Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.8md
Earthquake near La Parguera, PR
Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in La Parguera in the last 24 hours. M 2.4, 13 km (8 mi) ESE of La Parguera, at 3:43 pm AST on 11 November 2026 (19:43 UTC); the estimated shaking in La Parguera was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near La Parguera
This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 13 km (8 mi) south-southeast of La Parguera, PR, at 4:47 pm AST on 6 October 2018 (20:47 UTC), 5.0 km deep.
USGS: 13 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
43 km (27 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR · 40 km (25 mi) SSE of Mayagüez, PR
- When
- 4:47 pm AST on 6 October 2018 ()
- Where
- 13 km (8 mi) south-southeast of La Parguera, PR · earthquakes near La Parguera
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Guánica Municipio, 12 km NE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2958 days ago
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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 12 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In La Parguera, 13 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, Fuig, Maria Antonia, Liborio Negron Torres, Palmarejo, Palomas.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 13 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 840,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 75× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 13 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 17.8645, -67.0016. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guánica Municipio, PR | 12 km (8 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Guánica Municipio |
| Lajas Municipio, PR | 13 km (8 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Lajas Municipio |
| Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 24 km (15 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio |
| Sabana Grande Municipio, PR | 25 km (16 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio |
| Guayanilla Municipio, PR | 27 km (17 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Guayanilla Municipio |
| San Germán Municipio, PR | 27 km (17 mi) | N | earthquakes near San Germán Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 4 km W of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico
- 2.4 8 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 1.9 7 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 1.7 9 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 1.7 7 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.2 8 km NNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.0 7 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 1.9 4 km N of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.4 9 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 7 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.2 Mona Passage
- 2.1 5 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 7 km NNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.2 8 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
- 2.3 9 km WNW 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.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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