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M 2.2md

Earthquake near Bajadero, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Bajadero in the 24 hours to 7:56 pm AST (23:56 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 55 km (34 mi) NW, at 9:00 pm AST on 27 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Bajadero

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) east-southeast of Bajadero, PR, at 12:43 pm AST on 10 December 2018 (16:43 UTC), 12 km deep.

USGS: 2 km ESE of Bajadero, Puerto Rico

9 km (6 mi) ESE of Arecibo, PR · 63 km (39 mi) W of San Juan, PR

12:43 pm AST, Dec 10, 2018 · · 12 km deep · released about 60 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Arecibo Municipio 3 kmFlorida Municipio 11 kmBarceloneta Municipio 12 kmHatillo Municipio 15 kmUtuado Municipio 17 kmManatí Municipio 18 kmCiales Municipio 20 kmCamuy Municipio 22 kmJayuya Municipio 24 km
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When
12:43 pm AST on 10 December 2018 ()
Where
3 km (2 mi) east-southeast of Bajadero, PR · earthquakes near Bajadero
Magnitude
M 2.2 (md)
Depth
12 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Arecibo Municipio, 3 km NW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2893 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 Bajadero, 3 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.

Likely felt in: Arecibo 9 km, intensity II · Barceloneta 13 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 60 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 5.8 250,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 16× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 60 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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 19 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 43 km W of this epicentre
  3. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 35 km ENE 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 18.4140, -66.6605. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Arecibo Municipio, PR 3 km (2 mi) NW earthquakes near Arecibo Municipio
Florida Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) ESE earthquakes near Florida Municipio
Barceloneta Municipio, PR 12 km (8 mi) ENE earthquakes near Barceloneta Municipio
Hatillo Municipio, PR 15 km (9 mi) WNW earthquakes near Hatillo Municipio
Utuado Municipio, PR 17 km (10 mi) SSW earthquakes near Utuado Municipio
Manatí Municipio, PR 18 km (11 mi) E earthquakes near Manatí Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.6 Puerto Rico region
  2. 1.5 3 km ESE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
  3. 1.8 3 km E of Ponce, Puerto Rico
  4. 1.6 4 km SSE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.8 3 km SSW of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.3 10 km NNW of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.0 3 km ENE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.1 17 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.6 4 km ESE of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.7 31 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.0 2 km E of Ponce, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.9 6 km ESE of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.8 2 km WSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.9 2 km WSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.8 2 km SW of Tallaboa, 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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