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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Rincón, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Rincón in the 24 hours to 5:51 pm AST (21:51 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 53 km (33 mi) NNE, at 9:00 pm AST on 27 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Rincón

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 49 km (31 mi) west of Rincón, PR, at 5:08 pm AST on 13 July 2019 (21:08 UTC), 83 km deep.

USGS: 49 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico

5:08 pm AST, Jul 13, 2019 · · 83 km deep · released about 35 lb of TNT

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When
5:08 pm AST on 13 July 2019 ()
Where
49 km (31 mi) west of Rincón, PR · earthquakes near Rincón
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
83 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Mayagüez Municipio, 30 km SW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2601 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 Rincón, 49 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 35 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 5.8 440,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 310,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 28× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 35 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 since 2016 was M 4.4 on 2017-10-01 — about 3,500 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.4 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 50 km NE of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 27 km NNW of this epicentre
  3. 5.2 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 38 km ESE of this epicentre
  4. 5.1 21 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 39 km ESE 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 18.2956, -67.7160. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Mayagüez Municipio, PR 30 km (18 mi) SW earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio
Rincón Municipio, PR 49 km (31 mi) E earthquakes near Rincón Municipio
Aguada Municipio, PR 57 km (35 mi) E earthquakes near Aguada Municipio
Añasco Municipio, PR 62 km (38 mi) E earthquakes near Añasco Municipio
Aguadilla Municipio, PR 64 km (40 mi) ENE earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 66 km (41 mi) ESE earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.8 66 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.2 39 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  3. 3.0 18 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.7 29 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.4 Puerto Rico region
  6. 2.9 52 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  7. 2.3 26 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.2 23 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.3 46 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  10. 2.1 14 km NW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  11. 3.0 71 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
  12. 2.7 60 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  13. 2.9 48 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  14. 2.7 57 km SSE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  15. 3.1 65 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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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