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M 3.0md

Earthquake near Hatillo, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Hatillo in the 24 hours to 7:46 pm AST (23:46 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 40 km (25 mi) NW, at 9:00 pm AST on 27 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Hatillo

This page: a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 49 km (31 mi) north of Hatillo, PR, at 6:15 am AST on 11 January 2025 (10:15 UTC), 21 km deep.

USGS: 48 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico

99 km (62 mi) NW of San Juan, PR · 53 km (33 mi) N of Arecibo, PR

6:15 am AST, Jan 11, 2025 · · 21 km deep · released about 1,100 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Quebradillas Municipio 52 kmIsabela Municipio 53 kmCamuy Municipio 54 kmHatillo Municipio 54 kmArecibo Municipio 57 kmBarceloneta Municipio 58 kmAguadilla Municipio 60 kmManatí Municipio 64 kmMoca Municipio 67 km
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When
6:15 am AST on 11 January 2025 ()
Where
49 km (31 mi) north of Hatillo, PR · earthquakes near Hatillo
Magnitude
M 3.0 (md)
Depth
21 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Quebradillas Municipio, 52 km SSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 670 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 33 km (21 mi) from the epicentre. In Hatillo, 49 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1,100 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 6.7 300,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 13,000× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 9,400× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.0 about 1,100 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 6.0 on 2019-09-24 — about 27,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 7.7 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 31 km W of this epicentre
  2. 7.1 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 46 km WSW of this epicentre
  3. 6.4 61 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · 13 km N of this epicentre
  4. 6.1 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 49 km SW of this epicentre
  5. 6.0 81 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico · 35 km NNW 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 18.9280, -66.8258. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Quebradillas Municipio, PR 52 km (33 mi) SSW earthquakes near Quebradillas Municipio
Isabela Municipio, PR 53 km (33 mi) SSW earthquakes near Isabela Municipio
Camuy Municipio, PR 54 km (33 mi) S earthquakes near Camuy Municipio
Hatillo Municipio, PR 54 km (34 mi) S earthquakes near Hatillo Municipio
Arecibo Municipio, PR 57 km (36 mi) SSE earthquakes near Arecibo Municipio
Barceloneta Municipio, PR 58 km (36 mi) SSE earthquakes near Barceloneta Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 3.1 48 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.9 11 km NNE of Carrizales, Puerto Rico
  3. 3.0 24 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  4. 3.4 76 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.7 22 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  6. 3.1 60 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  7. 3.4 84 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  8. 3.2 74 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
  9. 3.2 67 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.5 18 km N of Camuy, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.7 4 km NW of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
  12. 3.9 82 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  13. 3.1 69 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
  14. 3.2 77 km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
  15. 3.4 47 km N of San Antonio, 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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