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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Utuado, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Utuado in the 24 hours to 3:57 pm AST (19:57 UTC). The last one was M 3.1, 40 km (25 mi) SSW, at 3:58 pm AST on 31 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Utuado

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) east-northeast of Utuado, PR, at 7:32 pm AST on 8 August 2025 (23:32 UTC), 13 km deep.

USGS: 6 km ENE of Utuado, Puerto Rico

63 km (39 mi) WSW of San Juan, PR · 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Arecibo, PR

7:32 pm AST, Aug 8, 2025 · · 13 km deep · released about 27 lb of TNT

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When
7:32 pm AST on 8 August 2025 ()
Where
6 km (4 mi) east-northeast of Utuado, PR · earthquakes near Utuado
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
13 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Utuado Municipio, 6 km WSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 461 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 9 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Utuado, 6 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.

Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Cayuco, Jayuya, Estancias de Florida, Florida, La Alianza, Bajadero.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 27 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 560,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 390,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 35× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 27 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 6.4 on 2020-01-07 — about 4,400,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.8 12 km N of Garrochales, Puerto Rico · 32 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 46 km WNW of this epicentre
  3. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 40 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 18.2882, -66.6477. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Utuado Municipio, PR 6 km (4 mi) WSW earthquakes near Utuado Municipio
Jayuya Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) SE earthquakes near Jayuya Municipio
Florida Municipio, PR 13 km (8 mi) NE earthquakes near Florida Municipio
Ciales Municipio, PR 14 km (9 mi) E earthquakes near Ciales Municipio
Arecibo Municipio, PR 16 km (10 mi) N earthquakes near Arecibo Municipio
Adjuntas Municipio, PR 17 km (10 mi) SW earthquakes near Adjuntas Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.8 3 km NNW of Yauco, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.3 1 km SE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  3. 1.8 2 km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.5 3 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.4 8 km E of Maricao, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.8 2 km NW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.2 5 km SW of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  8. 2.3 1 km ESE of Indios, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.2 3 km W of Fuig, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.2 1 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.7 1 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.1 6 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.0 1 km NNW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.5 3 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  15. 3.3 3 km S of Guánica, 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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