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M 2.2md

Earthquake near Isabela, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Isabela in the 24 hours to 4:44 pm AST (20:44 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 31 km (19 mi) N, at 9:00 pm AST on 27 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Isabela

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) east-northeast of Isabela, PR, at 2:54 pm AST on 14 January 2019 (18:54 UTC), 9.0 km deep.

USGS: 4 km ENE of Isabela, Puerto Rico

98 km (61 mi) W of San Juan, PR · 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Arecibo, PR

2:54 pm AST, Jan 14, 2019 · · 9.0 km deep · released about 62 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Isabela Municipio 5 kmQuebradillas Municipio 8 kmCamuy Municipio 15 kmAguadilla Municipio 18 kmMoca Municipio 19 kmSan Sebastián Municipio 21 kmHatillo Municipio 21 kmAguada Municipio 27 kmLares Municipio 29 km
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When
2:54 pm AST on 14 January 2019 ()
Where
5 km (3 mi) east-northeast of Isabela, PR · earthquakes near Isabela
Magnitude
M 2.2 (md)
Depth
9.0 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Isabela Municipio, 5 km SW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2858 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 16 km (10 mi) from the epicentre. In Isabela, 5 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: Isabela 5 km, intensity II · Quebradillas 7 km, intensity II · Rafael Hernandez 11 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 62 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 5.8 240,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 170,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 15× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 62 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

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.3 on 2017-10-14 — about 1,400 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 7.7 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 46 km NNW of this epicentre
  2. 7.1 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 30 km NW of this epicentre
  3. 6.4 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 44 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 26 km WSW of this epicentre
  5. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 27 km W 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 18.5185, -66.9821. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Isabela Municipio, PR 5 km (3 mi) SW earthquakes near Isabela Municipio
Quebradillas Municipio, PR 8 km (5 mi) SE earthquakes near Quebradillas Municipio
Camuy Municipio, PR 15 km (9 mi) ESE earthquakes near Camuy Municipio
Aguadilla Municipio, PR 18 km (11 mi) WSW earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio
Moca Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) SSW earthquakes near Moca Municipio
San Sebastián Municipio, PR 21 km (13 mi) S earthquakes near San Sebastián Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.1 1 km N of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.3 27 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.3 1 km W of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.7 2 km NW of Rafael Gonzalez, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.7 4 km E of Espino, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.2 9 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.3 6 km WSW of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.8 5 km NNE of Lluveras, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.4 7 km NE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.6 Mona Passage
  11. 1.9 4 km NNE of Sabana Eneas, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.3 9 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.4 26 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.6 15 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.5 36 km NW of San Antonio, 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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