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M 3.5md

Earthquake near Daguao, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Daguao in the 24 hours to 9:03 am AST (13:03 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 47 km (29 mi) SE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Daguao

This page: a magnitude 3.5 earthquake was recorded 11 km (7 mi) south-southeast of Daguao, PR, at 9:33 pm AST on 19 November 2024 (01:33 UTC), 127 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 11 km SSE of Daguao, Puerto Rico

55 km (34 mi) ESE of San Juan, PR · 45 km (28 mi) ESE of Caguas, PR

9:33 pm AST, Nov 19, 2024 · · 127 km deep · released about 2.3 tons of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Ceiba Municipio 13 kmNaguabo Municipio 14 kmHumacao Municipio 17 kmVieques Municipio 21 kmYabucoa Municipio 26 kmLas Piedras Municipio 26 kmLuquillo Municipio 27 kmFajardo Municipio 28 kmJuncos Municipio 31 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
9:33 pm AST on 19 November 2024 ()
Where
11 km (7 mi) south-southeast of Daguao, PR · earthquakes near Daguao
Magnitude
M 3.5 (md)
Depth
127 km below the surface
Felt
2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Ceiba Municipio, 13 km N
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 721 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 it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Daguao, 11 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Punta Santiago, Aguas Claras, Naguabo, Duque, Bajandas, Esperanza.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 2.3 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.5 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 75,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 3,300× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,400× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.5 about 2.3 tons of TNT
  5. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 4.7× 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

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.8 on 2021-10-08 — about 110 times the energy of this one.

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 18.1375, -65.6290. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Ceiba Municipio, PR 13 km (8 mi) N earthquakes near Ceiba Municipio
Naguabo Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) NW earthquakes near Naguabo Municipio
Humacao Municipio, PR 17 km (10 mi) W earthquakes near Humacao Municipio
Vieques Municipio, PR 21 km (13 mi) E earthquakes near Vieques Municipio
Yabucoa Municipio, PR 26 km (16 mi) WSW earthquakes near Yabucoa Municipio
Las Piedras Municipio, PR 26 km (16 mi) WNW earthquakes near Las Piedras Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 3.3 31 km SSE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
  2. 3.6 1 km ESE of Carolina, Puerto Rico
  3. 1.7 7 km NNE of Yaurel, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.8 26 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.5 5 km SSE of Bajandas, Puerto Rico
  6. 1.7 2 km E of Arroyo, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.1 5 km SSE of Bajandas, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.4 4 km SW of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
  9. 3.2 32 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
  10. 3.1 2 km NW of Hato Candal, Puerto Rico
  11. 3.4 2 km N of Pueblito del Rio, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.2 3 km ESE of G. L. Garcia, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.4 4 km SW of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.5 2 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.2 4 km SSW of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

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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