Earthquake near Magas Arriba, PR

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Magas Arriba in the last 24 hours. M 2.1, 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Magas Arriba, at 4:14 pm AST on 11 November 2026 (20:14 UTC); the estimated shaking in Magas Arriba was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Magas Arriba

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) south-southeast of Magas Arriba, PR, at 2:03 am AST on 8 December 2019 (06:03 UTC), 16 km deep.

USGS: 2 km SSE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico

14 km (9 mi) W of Ponce, PR

2:03 am AST, Dec 8, 2019 · 2019-12-08 06:03 UTC · 16 km deep · released about 32 lb of TNT

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When: 2:03 am AST on 8 December 2019 (2019-12-08 06:03 UTC)
Where: 3 km (2 mi) south-southeast of Magas Arriba, PR · earthquakes near Magas Arriba
Magnitude: M 2.0 (md)
Depth: 16 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Peñuelas Municipio, 4 km NE
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 2531 days ago · we first saw it 2531 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 3 km (2 mi) from the epicentre. In Magas Arriba, 3 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.

Likely felt in: Magas Arriba 3 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

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.

Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 470,000× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 330,000× the energy of this one
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 30× the energy of this one
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

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

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Peñuelas Municipio, PR	4 km (3 mi)	NE	earthquakes near Peñuelas Municipio
Guayanilla Municipio, PR	5 km (3 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Guayanilla Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR	15 km (9 mi)	NW	earthquakes near Yauco Municipio
Ponce Municipio, PR	16 km (10 mi)	E	earthquakes near Ponce Municipio
Guánica Municipio, PR	19 km (12 mi)	WSW	earthquakes near Guánica Municipio
Adjuntas Municipio, PR	21 km (13 mi)	N	earthquakes near Adjuntas 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.

2.5 12 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 01:06 UTC
2.1 11 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 00:29 UTC
2.3 10 km S of Ponce, Puerto Rico 00:24 UTC
2.5 11 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 23:36 UTC
2.2 11 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 22:19 UTC
1.9 12 km SW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 21:56 UTC
1.8 11 km SSW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 21:52 UTC
2.0 11 km SW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 21:51 UTC
2.9 13 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 21:43 UTC
1.8 10 km S of Ponce, Puerto Rico 12:01 UTC
1.8 3 km N of Las Marías, Puerto Rico 11:04 UTC
2.0 12 km SW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 01:15 UTC
1.9 12 km SW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 08:23 UTC
1.7 5 km S of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico 04:37 UTC
2.1 14 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 03:28 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 22:02 UTC. 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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