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M 2.5md

Earthquake near Mayagüez, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Mayagüez in the 24 hours to 12:20 am AST (04:20 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 25 km (15 mi) SSE, at 3:17 am AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Mayagüez

This page: a magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded 28 km (17 mi) south-southeast of Mayagüez, PR, at 9:00 pm AST on 4 March 2023 (01:00 UTC), 10 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: Puerto Rico region

40 km (25 mi) W of Ponce, PR · 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Mayagüez, PR

9:00 pm AST, Mar 4, 2023 · · 10 km deep · released about 150 lb of TNT

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When
9:00 pm AST on 4 March 2023 ()
Where
28 km (17 mi) south-southeast of Mayagüez, PR · earthquakes near Mayagüez
Magnitude
M 2.5 (md)
Depth
10 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Lajas Municipio, 4 km W
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1348 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 19 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. In Mayagüez, 28 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: San Germán 12 km, intensity II · Yauco 17 km, intensity II · Pole Ojea 19 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 150 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 99,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 70,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 6.2× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.5 about 150 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 in our catalogue was M 6.4 on 2020-01-07 — about 790,000 times the energy of this one.

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 17.9827, -67.0053. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Lajas Municipio, PR 4 km (2 mi) W earthquakes near Lajas Municipio
Guánica Municipio, PR 10 km (6 mi) ESE earthquakes near Guánica Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 13 km (8 mi) NNE earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio
San Germán Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) NNW earthquakes near San Germán Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) W earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Yauco Municipio, PR 19 km (12 mi) NE earthquakes near Yauco Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.1 2 km WSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.9 7 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.5 4 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.5 Puerto Rico region
  5. 2.5 4 km W of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.8 3 km ENE of Lluveras, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.4 6 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.4 6 km W of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.3 4 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.8 4 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.7 Puerto Rico region
  12. 2.5 5 km W of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  13. 3.0 6 km SW of Liborio Negron Torres, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.4 6 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.7 2 km NNW of Yauco, 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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