Earthquake near Pole Ojea, PR

Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Pole Ojea in the last 24 hours. M 2.2, 13 km (8 mi) E of Pole Ojea, at 2:59 pm AST on 13 November 2026 (18:59 UTC); the estimated shaking in Pole Ojea was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Pole Ojea

This page: a magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Pole Ojea, PR, at 5:46 pm AST on 27 March 2020 (21:46 UTC), 5.0 km deep.

USGS: 46 km SW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico

97 km (60 mi) WSW of Ponce, PR

5:46 pm AST, Mar 27, 2020 · 2020-03-27 21:46 UTC · 5.0 km deep · released about 1,900 lb of TNT

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When: 5:46 pm AST on 27 March 2020 (2020-03-27 21:46 UTC)
Where: 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Pole Ojea, PR · earthquakes near Pole Ojea
Magnitude: M 3.2 (md)
Depth: 5.0 km below the surface
Felt: no reports yet
Nearest: Cabo Rojo Municipio, 49 km NE
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 2344 days ago · we first saw it 2344 days ago

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 46 km (29 mi) from the epicentre. In Pole Ojea, 47 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1,900 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 6.7 180,000× the energy of this one
Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 7,900× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 5,600× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 3.2 about 1,900 lb of TNT
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 2× 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

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Nearby places

Place	Distance	Direction from the epicentre
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR	49 km (31 mi)	NE	earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Lajas Municipio, PR	58 km (36 mi)	NE	earthquakes near Lajas Municipio
Hormigueros Municipio, PR	66 km (41 mi)	NNE	earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio
Guánica Municipio, PR	66 km (41 mi)	ENE	earthquakes near Guánica Municipio
Mayagüez Municipio, PR	67 km (42 mi)	NW	earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio
San Germán Municipio, PR	68 km (42 mi)	NE	earthquakes near San Germán Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.

3.3 7 km W of Boquerón, Puerto Rico 14:03 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 21:23 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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