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M 2.3md

Earthquake near Carrizales, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Carrizales in the 24 hours to 10:47 am AST (14:47 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 43 km (27 mi) NW, at 9:00 pm AST on 27 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Carrizales

This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 9 km (6 mi) north of Carrizales, PR, at 6:09 pm AST on 30 January 2019 (22:09 UTC), 18 km deep.

USGS: 9 km N of Carrizales, Puerto Rico

14 km (9 mi) NNW of Arecibo, PR · 79 km (49 mi) WNW of San Juan, PR

6:09 pm AST, Jan 30, 2019 · · 18 km deep · released about 79 lb of TNT

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When
6:09 pm AST on 30 January 2019 ()
Where
9 km (6 mi) north of Carrizales, PR · earthquakes near Carrizales
Magnitude
M 2.3 (md)
Depth
18 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Hatillo Municipio, 14 km S
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2842 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 7 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. In Carrizales, 9 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: Hatillo, Camuy, Corcovado, Arecibo, Rafael Gonzalez, Piedra Gorda.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 79 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 190,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 12× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.3 about 79 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 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 7.1 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 44 km WNW of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 46 km WSW of this epicentre
  3. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 46 km W of this epicentre
  4. 6.1 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 41 km WNW of this epicentre
  5. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 24 km E 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 18.5643, -66.7948. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Hatillo Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) S earthquakes near Hatillo Municipio
Camuy Municipio, PR 15 km (9 mi) SSW earthquakes near Camuy Municipio
Quebradillas Municipio, PR 18 km (11 mi) SW earthquakes near Quebradillas Municipio
Arecibo Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) SE earthquakes near Arecibo Municipio
Isabela Municipio, PR 25 km (15 mi) WSW earthquakes near Isabela Municipio
Barceloneta Municipio, PR 27 km (17 mi) ESE earthquakes near Barceloneta 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. 2.0 5 km SW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.5 9 km N of Animas, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.5 Puerto Rico region
  4. 2.7 0 km NW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.9 1 km SE of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.5 0 km WSW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.1 8 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.0 1 km NW of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.8 10 km WSW of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.0 3 km WNW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.8 13 km E of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.4 22 km NNW of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.7 10 km WNW of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.8 24 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.6 1 km NNW of Jayuya, 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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