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M 2.1md

Earthquake near Adjuntas, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Adjuntas in the 24 hours to 12:52 pm AST (16:52 UTC). The last one was M 3.0, 31 km (19 mi) SSW, at 3:45 am AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Adjuntas

This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded in Adjuntas, PR, at 4:54 pm AST on 16 March 2019 (20:54 UTC), 21 km deep.

USGS: 1 km S of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

20 km (12 mi) NNW of Ponce, PR

4:54 pm AST, Mar 16, 2019 · · 21 km deep · released about 44 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
4:54 pm AST on 16 March 2019 ()
Where
in Adjuntas, PR · earthquakes near Adjuntas
Magnitude
M 2.1 (md)
Depth
21 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Adjuntas Municipio, 5 km NW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2797 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. 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: Santo Domingo, Peñuelas, Tallaboa Alta, Utuado, Cayuco, Jayuya.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 44 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 340,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 240,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 22× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 44 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 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 48 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 46 km NW 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 18.1536, -66.7235. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Adjuntas Municipio, PR 5 km (3 mi) NW earthquakes near Adjuntas Municipio
Utuado Municipio, PR 13 km (8 mi) N earthquakes near Utuado Municipio
Peñuelas Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) S earthquakes near Peñuelas Municipio
Jayuya Municipio, PR 16 km (10 mi) ENE earthquakes near Jayuya Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR 16 km (10 mi) WSW earthquakes near Yauco Municipio
Guayanilla Municipio, PR 18 km (11 mi) SSW earthquakes near Guayanilla Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.8 2 km NW of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  2. 1.7 1 km NNW of Lajas, Puerto Rico
  3. 1.6 2 km SSW of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.1 15 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.9 18 km SSW of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.5 2 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.5 6 km WSW of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.6 7 km SE of Jayuya, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.6 6 km ESE of Jayuya, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.7 2 km S of Capitanejo, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.8 2 km N of Playita Cortada, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.9 5 km SSW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.1 3 km NW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.0 15 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.7 1 km ESE 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.

On USGS

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