Earthquake near Central Aguirre, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Central Aguirre in the 24 hours to 1:06 pm AST (17:06 UTC). The last one was M 3.0, 23 km (14 mi) WSW, at 7:09 pm AST on 5 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Central Aguirre

This page: a magnitude 3.3 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Central Aguirre, PR, at 5:12 pm AST on 6 October 2022 (21:12 UTC), 7.7 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 5 km SW of Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico

58 km (36 mi) SSW of San Juan, PR · 40 km (25 mi) ESE of Ponce, PR

5:12 pm AST, Oct 6, 2022 · 2022-10-06 21:12 UTC · 7.7 km deep · released about 1.3 tons of TNT

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When: 5:12 pm AST on 6 October 2022 (2022-10-06 21:12 UTC)
Where: 5 km (3 mi) southwest of Central Aguirre, PR · earthquakes near Central Aguirre
Magnitude: M 3.3 (md)
Depth: 7.7 km below the surface
Felt: 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest: Salinas Municipio, 6 km N
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS 1432 days ago · we first saw it 1432 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 51 km (32 mi) from the epicentre. In Central Aguirre, 5 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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: Santa Isabel 16 km, intensity III · Guayama 17 km, intensity III · Coamo 21 km, intensity III · Cayey 24 km, intensity II · Río Cañas Abajo 26 km, intensity II · Sumidero 36 km, intensity II · Jagual 39 km, intensity II · Ponce 40 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1.3 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.3 would have released about 32 times as much.

Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 130,000× the energy of this one
Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 5,600× the energy of this one
Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 4,000× the energy of this one
This earthquake M 3.3 about 1.3 tons of TNT
Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 2.8× 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 5.6 on 2020-01-07 — about 2,800 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:

5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 40 km NNE of this epicentre Dec 24, 2010

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
Salinas Municipio, PR	6 km (4 mi)	N	earthquakes near Salinas Municipio
Santa Isabel Municipio, PR	14 km (9 mi)	WNW	earthquakes near Santa Isabel Municipio
Guayama Municipio, PR	14 km (9 mi)	ENE	earthquakes near Guayama Municipio
Coamo Municipio, PR	23 km (14 mi)	NNW	earthquakes near Coamo Municipio
Cayey Municipio, PR	23 km (15 mi)	NNE	earthquakes near Cayey Municipio
Aibonito Municipio, PR	24 km (15 mi)	N	earthquakes near Aibonito Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

2.5 5 km SSW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 02:51 UTC
2.7 2 km WNW of Gurabo, Puerto Rico 09:54 UTC
2.7 18 km SSE of Arroyo, Puerto Rico 09:10 UTC
2.3 4 km W of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico 07:47 UTC
2.4 7 km WNW of Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico 22:24 UTC
2.0 2 km NW of Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico 11:22 UTC
2.2 3 km S of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 15:24 UTC
3.3 5 km NW of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico 20:18 UTC
2.1 5 km NNE of Ponce, Puerto Rico 00:39 UTC
2.7 0 km N of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico 06:43 UTC
2.5 7 km ENE of Jayuya, Puerto Rico 13:47 UTC
2.1 3 km SSW of Capitanejo, Puerto Rico 12:50 UTC
2.4 1 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico 08:44 UTC
2.1 2 km S of Capitanejo, Puerto Rico 08:11 UTC
2.1 6 km SW of Potala Pastillo, Puerto Rico 16:55 UTC

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of 17:06 UTC. QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

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