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M 1.8md

Earthquake near Monte Grande, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Monte Grande in the 24 hours to 5:19 pm AST (21:19 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 9 km (6 mi) S, at 11:57 pm AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Monte Grande

This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded in Monte Grande, PR, at 8:48 pm AST on 17 April 2019 (00:48 UTC), 8.0 km deep.

USGS: 1 km N of Monte Grande, Puerto Rico

12 km (7 mi) SSE of Mayagüez, PR · 115 km (71 mi) WSW of San Juan, PR

8:48 pm AST, Apr 17, 2019 · · 8.0 km deep · released about 14 lb of TNT

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When
8:48 pm AST on 17 April 2019 ()
Where
in Monte Grande, PR · earthquakes near Monte Grande
Magnitude
M 1.8 (md)
Depth
8.0 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Hormigueros Municipio, 4 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2765 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 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. 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: San Germán 7 km, intensity II · Puerto Real 9 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 14 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 760,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 68× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.8 about 14 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 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 39 km NNW of this epicentre
  2. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 33 km N of this epicentre
  3. 5.2 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 30 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 5.1 21 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 29 km WNW 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 18.1026, -67.1056. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Hormigueros Municipio, PR 4 km (2 mi) NNW earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio
San Germán Municipio, PR 7 km (5 mi) E earthquakes near San Germán Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) SW earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Lajas Municipio, PR 15 km (10 mi) SSE earthquakes near Lajas Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 17 km (10 mi) E earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio
Las Marías Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) NE earthquakes near Las Marías Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.1 5 km WSW of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.4 12 km WNW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.1 3 km S of La Playa, Puerto Rico
  4. 1.8 3 km SW of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  5. 1.9 34 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.8 14 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.1 18 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.6 3 km WNW of Palmarejo, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.1 8 km WNW of Aguada, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.6 2 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.7 2 km NNE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.8 2 km N of Lluveras, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.7 3 km N of Lluveras, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.5 4 km WSW of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.8 20 km SW of Stella, 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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