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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Caguas, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Caguas in the 24 hours to 1:37 pm AST (17:37 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 81 km (50 mi) ESE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Caguas

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 7 km (4 mi) west-southwest of Caguas, PR, at 4:16 am AST on 27 February 2019 (08:16 UTC), 39 km deep.

USGS: Puerto Rico region

21 km (13 mi) SSW of San Juan, PR · 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Caguas, PR

4:16 am AST, Feb 27, 2019 · · 39 km deep · released about 32 lb of TNT

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Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
4:16 am AST on 27 February 2019 ()
Where
7 km (4 mi) west-southwest of Caguas, PR · earthquakes near Caguas
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
39 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Aguas Buenas Municipio, 5 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2738 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Caguas, 7 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: Sumidero, Santa Clara, Aguas Buenas, Cidra, Bairoa, Parcelas La Milagrosa.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 32 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 470,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 330,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 30× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 32 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 in our catalogue was M 4.6 on 2016-12-05 — about 7,400 times the energy of this one.

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 18.2173, -66.1140. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Aguas Buenas Municipio, PR 5 km (3 mi) NNW earthquakes near Aguas Buenas Municipio
Caguas Municipio, PR 7 km (4 mi) E earthquakes near Caguas Municipio
Cidra Municipio, PR 7 km (4 mi) SW earthquakes near Cidra Municipio
Comerío Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) W earthquakes near Comerío Municipio
Cayey Municipio, PR 13 km (8 mi) SSW earthquakes near Cayey Municipio
Guaynabo Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) N earthquakes near Guaynabo Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.7 0 km NNW of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.6 2 km E of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  3. 1.7 3 km SE of Jauca, Puerto Rico
  4. 1.7 8 km SSW of Arroyo, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.7 2 km N of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.9 10 km SSE of Arroyo, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.6 1 km ENE of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.7 1 km SSW of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.7 1 km NE of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.6 0 km E of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.0 0 km ESE of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.8 1 km E of Jobos, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.6 3 km E of La Plena, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.6 3 km E of La Plena, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.3 0 km SW of Jobos, 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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