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M 2.9md
Earthquake near Bayamón, PR
No earthquake was likely felt in Bayamón in the 24 hours to 7:45 am AST (11:45 UTC). The last one was M 4.8, 98 km (61 mi) WSW, at 9:19 am AST on 18 September 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 86 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Bayamón
This page: a magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Bayamón, PR, at 10:31 am AST on 29 November 2022 (14:31 UTC), 12 km deep.
USGS: Puerto Rico region
28 km (18 mi) WSW of San Juan, PR · 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Bayamón, PR
- When
- 10:31 am AST on 29 November 2022 ()
- Where
- 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Bayamón, PR · earthquakes near Bayamón
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (md)
- Depth
- 12 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Corozal Municipio, 3 km WNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1443 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 28 km (17 mi) from the epicentre. In Bayamón, 20 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: Corozal 6 km, intensity III · San Antonio 17 km, intensity II · Ciales 18 km, intensity II · Dorado 19 km, intensity II · Vega Baja 19 km, intensity II · Bayamón 20 km, intensity II · Sumidero 20 km, intensity II · Guaynabo 22 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 630 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 24,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 17,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 630 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.
Where
Epicentre 18.2918, -66.3028. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corozal Municipio, PR | 3 km (2 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Corozal Municipio |
| Naranjito Municipio, PR | 5 km (3 mi) | E | earthquakes near Naranjito Municipio |
| Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 10 km (6 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Toa Alta Municipio |
| Barranquitas Municipio, PR | 10 km (6 mi) | S | earthquakes near Barranquitas Municipio |
| Comerío Municipio, PR | 12 km (7 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Comerío Municipio |
| Morovis Municipio, PR | 13 km (8 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Morovis Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
11 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 3 km ENE of Capitanejo, Puerto Rico
- 3.7 Puerto Rico region
- 3.2 5 km ESE of Pájaros, Puerto Rico
- 3.1 4 km SSW of Florida, Puerto Rico
- 2.2 1 km SSW of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 2.4 3 km S of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 3 km WNW of Jobos, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 3 km S of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 1 km WNW of Aguilita, Puerto Rico
- 2.4 1 km NNE of Luis Llorens Torres, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 0 km NNE of Aguilita, 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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