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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Lares, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Lares in the 24 hours to 10:15 am AST (14:15 UTC). The last one was M 3.1, 39 km (24 mi) S, at 3:58 pm AST on 31 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Lares

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) southwest of Lares, PR, at 7:02 am AST on 12 August 2022 (11:02 UTC), 16 km deep.

USGS: 2 km SW of Lares, Puerto Rico

89 km (55 mi) W of San Juan, PR · 26 km (16 mi) SW of Arecibo, PR

7:02 am AST, Aug 12, 2022 · · 16 km deep · released about 33 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Lares Municipio 3 kmSan Sebastián Municipio 9 kmLas Marías Municipio 10 kmMaricao Municipio 12 kmAdjuntas Municipio 18 kmCamuy Municipio 19 kmUtuado Municipio 21 kmHatillo Municipio 21 kmQuebradillas Municipio 21 km
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When
7:02 am AST on 12 August 2022 ()
Where
3 km (2 mi) southwest of Lares, PR · earthquakes near Lares
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
16 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Lares Municipio, 3 km E
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1551 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 Lares, 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: Lares 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 33 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 5.8 450,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 320,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 29× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 33 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 6.4 on 2020-01-07 — about 3,600,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 38 km WNW of this epicentre
  2. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 46 km NW of this epicentre
  3. 6.1 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 50 km NW of this epicentre
  4. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 47 km NE of this epicentre
  5. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 23 km NW 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 18.2797, -66.8983. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Lares Municipio, PR 3 km (2 mi) E earthquakes near Lares Municipio
San Sebastián Municipio, PR 9 km (6 mi) NW earthquakes near San Sebastián Municipio
Las Marías Municipio, PR 10 km (6 mi) SW earthquakes near Las Marías Municipio
Maricao Municipio, PR 12 km (8 mi) SSW earthquakes near Maricao Municipio
Adjuntas Municipio, PR 18 km (11 mi) SE earthquakes near Adjuntas Municipio
Camuy Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) NNE earthquakes near Camuy Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.5 2 km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.3 7 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.5 4 km W of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.8 7 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.3 3 km WSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.5 6 km ENE of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.3 2 km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.1 4 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.6 3 km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.5 3 km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.1 3 km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  12. 1.8 3 km W of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.1 12 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.1 1 km S of Palomas, Puerto Rico
  15. 1.9 8 km SE of La Parguera, 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.

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