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M 3.2md
Earthquake near Pole Ojea, PR
No earthquake was likely felt in Pole Ojea in the 24 hours to 11:27 am AST (15:27 UTC). The last one was M 2.1, 8 km (5 mi) ENE, at 11:57 pm AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Pole Ojea
This page: a magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded 43 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Pole Ojea, PR, at 12:44 pm AST on 23 December 2019 (16:44 UTC), 8.0 km deep.
USGS: 43 km SSW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
88 km (55 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR
- When
- 12:44 pm AST on 23 December 2019 ()
- Where
- 43 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Pole Ojea, PR · earthquakes near Pole Ojea
- Magnitude
- M 3.2 (md)
- Depth
- 8.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Cabo Rojo Municipio, 46 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2440 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 45 km (28 mi) from the epicentre. In Pole Ojea, 43 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: Pole Ojea 43 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1,800 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 190,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 8,500× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 6,000× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.2 about 1,800 lb of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 1.9× more
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 17.6231, -67.3573. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 46 km (28 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio |
| Lajas Municipio, PR | 52 km (32 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Lajas Municipio |
| Guánica Municipio, PR | 58 km (36 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Guánica Municipio |
| Hormigueros Municipio, PR | 62 km (39 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio |
| San Germán Municipio, PR | 64 km (40 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near San Germán Municipio |
| Sabana Grande Municipio, PR | 67 km (42 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
2 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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