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M 3.0md

Earthquake near Mayagüez, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Mayagüez in the 24 hours to 12:39 am AST (04:39 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 3.0 earthquake was recorded 50 km (31 mi) west-northwest of Mayagüez, PR, at 1:32 am AST on 27 April 2024 (05:32 UTC), 8.2 km deep.

USGS: 33 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico

50 km (31 mi) WNW of Mayagüez, PR · 109 km (68 mi) WNW of Ponce, PR

1:32 am AST, Apr 27, 2024 · · 8.2 km deep · released about 920 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Rincón Municipio 34 kmAguada Municipio 40 kmAguadilla Municipio 46 kmAñasco Municipio 47 kmMayagüez Municipio 48 kmMoca Municipio 51 kmHormigueros Municipio 55 kmIsabela Municipio 59 kmCabo Rojo Municipio 60 km
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When
1:32 am AST on 27 April 2024 ()
Where
50 km (31 mi) west-northwest of Mayagüez, PR · earthquakes near Mayagüez
Magnitude
M 3.0 (md)
Depth
8.2 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Rincón Municipio, 34 km E
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 930 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 35 km (22 mi) from the epicentre. In Mayagüez, 50 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: Rincón 34 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 920 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 370,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 16,000× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 12,000× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.0 about 920 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 4.4 on 2017-10-01 — about 130 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 32 km NE of this epicentre
  2. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 38 km E of this epicentre
  3. 6.3 58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 33 km WNW of this epicentre
  4. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 40 km ENE of this epicentre
  5. 6.1 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 49 km NE 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 18.3882, -67.5675. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Rincón Municipio, PR 34 km (21 mi) E earthquakes near Rincón Municipio
Aguada Municipio, PR 40 km (25 mi) E earthquakes near Aguada Municipio
Aguadilla Municipio, PR 46 km (28 mi) ENE earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio
Añasco Municipio, PR 47 km (29 mi) ESE earthquakes near Añasco Municipio
Mayagüez Municipio, PR 48 km (30 mi) SW earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio
Moca Municipio, PR 51 km (32 mi) E earthquakes near Moca Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 3.4 8 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  2. 3.3 15 km SSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  3. 3.8 9 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  4. 3.0 38 km W of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico
  5. 3.4 16 km NW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.8 3 km SW of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  7. 3.0 38 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.2 8 km NNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.9 21 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  10. 3.1 4 km SSE of La Playa, Puerto Rico
  11. 3.0 27 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.8 24 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.9 15 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.9 22 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  15. 3.0 10 km WSW of Stella, 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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