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M 1.8md

Earthquake near Yauco, PR

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Yauco in the last 24 hours. M 2.1, 5 km (3 mi) S of Yauco, at 4:14 pm AST on 11 November 2026 (20:14 UTC); the estimated shaking in Yauco was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Yauco

This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 41 km (26 mi) south-southwest of Yauco, PR, at 6:08 pm AST on 3 June 2019 (22:08 UTC), 8.0 km deep.

USGS: 32 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico

51 km (32 mi) SW of Ponce, PR · 126 km (78 mi) SW of San Juan, PR

6:08 pm AST, Jun 3, 2019 · · 8.0 km deep · released about 15 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Guánica Municipio 30 kmLajas Municipio 33 kmGuayanilla Municipio 40 kmCabo Rojo Municipio 41 kmSabana Grande Municipio 44 kmYauco Municipio 46 kmPeñuelas Municipio 46 kmSan Germán Municipio 47 kmHormigueros Municipio 52 km
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When
6:08 pm AST on 3 June 2019 ()
Where
41 km (26 mi) south-southwest of Yauco, PR · earthquakes near Yauco
Magnitude
M 1.8 (md)
Depth
8.0 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Guánica Municipio, 30 km NNE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2718 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. In Yauco, 41 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 15 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 1,000,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 730,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 65× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.8 about 15 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 since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

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 17.6866, -66.9798. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Guánica Municipio, PR 30 km (18 mi) NNE earthquakes near Guánica Municipio
Lajas Municipio, PR 33 km (21 mi) N earthquakes near Lajas Municipio
Guayanilla Municipio, PR 40 km (25 mi) NNE earthquakes near Guayanilla Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 41 km (25 mi) NNW earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 44 km (28 mi) N earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR 46 km (29 mi) NNE earthquakes near Yauco 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. 1.9 Mona Passage
  2. 1.9 0 km NW of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  3. 1.9 16 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.2 10 km S of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.0 11 km S of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.9 8 km S of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  7. 1.8 6 km NNE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.7 4 km SSW of Liborio Negron Torres, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.8 1 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.7 2 km SSW of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.8 3 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.5 2 km NW of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.8 2 km N of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.5 1 km NNE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.9 Puerto Rico region

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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