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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Animas, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Animas in the 24 hours to 12:51 pm AST (16:51 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 11 km (7 mi) N, at 2:05 am AST on 13 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Animas

This page: a magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded in Animas, PR, at 8:29 am AST on 13 April 2026 (12:29 UTC), 15 km deep.

USGS: 1 km SSW of Animas, Puerto Rico

10 km (6 mi) E of Arecibo, PR · 61 km (38 mi) W of San Juan, PR

8:29 am AST, Apr 13, 2026 · · 15 km deep · released about 35 lb of TNT

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When
8:29 am AST on 13 April 2026 ()
Where
in Animas, PR · earthquakes near Animas
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
15 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Arecibo Municipio, 4 km W
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 212 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 6 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. 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: Sabana Hoyos, Bajadero, La Alianza, Bufalo, Garrochales, Arecibo.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 35 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 5.8 440,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 310,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 28× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 35 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 5.6 on 2020-01-07 — about 220,000 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 · 16 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.8 4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · 46 km W of this epicentre
  3. 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 32 km ENE 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 18.4370, -66.6397. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Arecibo Municipio, PR 4 km (2 mi) W earthquakes near Arecibo Municipio
Barceloneta Municipio, PR 9 km (6 mi) ENE earthquakes near Barceloneta Municipio
Florida Municipio, PR 11 km (7 mi) SE earthquakes near Florida Municipio
Manatí Municipio, PR 15 km (10 mi) E earthquakes near Manatí Municipio
Hatillo Municipio, PR 17 km (10 mi) W earthquakes near Hatillo Municipio
Utuado Municipio, PR 20 km (12 mi) SSW earthquakes near Utuado Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.2 1 km NNE of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.9 2 km ENE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.8 13 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.4 4 km NNE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
  5. 2.1 7 km WSW of Naranjito, Puerto Rico
  6. 2.3 2 km NNW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  7. 2.3 2 km SSW of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
  8. 1.9 Puerto Rico region
  9. 2.5 16 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.0 1 km NNW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico
  11. 1.9 10 km WNW of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.6 23 km NNE of Isabela, Puerto Rico
  13. 2.1 5 km NNE of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  14. 1.6 8 km NW of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  15. 2.7 5 km SE of Lares, 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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