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M 2.1md

Earthquake near Maricao, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Maricao in the 24 hours to 6:48 pm AST (22:48 UTC). The last one was M 3.0, 33 km (20 mi) SSE, at 3:45 am AST on 8 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Maricao

This page: a magnitude 2.1 earthquake was recorded 4 km (2 mi) west-southwest of Maricao, PR, at 12:29 pm AST on 14 March 2026 (16:29 UTC), 27 km deep.

USGS: 3 km WSW of Maricao, Puerto Rico

14 km (9 mi) ESE of Mayagüez, PR · 104 km (64 mi) WSW of San Juan, PR

12:29 pm AST, Mar 14, 2026 · · 27 km deep · released about 41 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N San Germán Municipio 7 kmLas Marías Municipio 7 kmMaricao Municipio 8 kmHormigueros Municipio 12 kmSabana Grande Municipio 12 kmAñasco Municipio 18 kmSan Sebastián Municipio 19 kmYauco Municipio 19 kmLares Municipio 19 km
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When
12:29 pm AST on 14 March 2026 ()
Where
4 km (2 mi) west-southwest of Maricao, PR · earthquakes near Maricao
Magnitude
M 2.1 (md)
Depth
27 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
San Germán Municipio, 7 km SSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 242 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Maricao, 4 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: San Germán, Sabana Grande, Sabana Eneas, Hormigueros, Monte Grande, Mayagüez.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 41 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.1 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 370,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 260,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 23× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.1 about 41 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 2,900,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 37 km NW of this epicentre
  2. 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 48 km NNW of this epicentre
  3. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 26 km NNW of this epicentre
  4. 5.2 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 38 km W of this epicentre
  5. 5.1 21 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 38 km W 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 18.1700, -67.0130. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
San Germán Municipio, PR 7 km (5 mi) SSW earthquakes near San Germán Municipio
Las Marías Municipio, PR 7 km (5 mi) NNE earthquakes near Las Marías Municipio
Maricao Municipio, PR 8 km (5 mi) E earthquakes near Maricao Municipio
Hormigueros Municipio, PR 12 km (7 mi) WSW earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio
Sabana Grande Municipio, PR 12 km (7 mi) SE earthquakes near Sabana Grande Municipio
Añasco Municipio, PR 18 km (11 mi) NW earthquakes near Añasco Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 1.6 5 km S of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.3 3 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.2 3 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.8 12 km NE of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.3 1 km ENE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.3 1 km ENE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.9 1 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.6 4 km WSW of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  9. 1.9 1 km WSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  10. 1.9 1 km NNW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.2 1 km NNE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.5 1 km E of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  13. 1.8 6 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.2 3 km ESE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.3 14 km SSE of Maria Antonia, 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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