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M 2.8md

Earthquake near Rincón, PR

No earthquake was likely felt in Rincón in the 24 hours to 11:29 am AST (15:29 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 53 km (33 mi) NNE, at 9:00 pm AST on 27 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Rincón

This page: a magnitude 2.8 earthquake was recorded 48 km (30 mi) west-southwest of Rincón, PR, at 8:02 pm AST on 28 April 2026 (00:02 UTC), 7.8 km deep.

USGS: 47 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico

56 km (35 mi) W of Mayagüez, PR · 113 km (70 mi) W of Ponce, PR

8:02 pm AST, Apr 28, 2026 · · 7.8 km deep · released about 430 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Mayagüez Municipio 25 kmRincón Municipio 48 kmCabo Rojo Municipio 56 kmAguada Municipio 56 kmAñasco Municipio 59 kmHormigueros Municipio 59 kmAguadilla Municipio 65 kmMoca Municipio 67 kmSan Germán Municipio 68 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
8:02 pm AST on 28 April 2026 ()
Where
48 km (30 mi) west-southwest of Rincón, PR · earthquakes near Rincón
Magnitude
M 2.8 (md)
Depth
7.8 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Mayagüez Municipio, 25 km WSW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 196 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 25 km (16 mi) from the epicentre. In Rincón, 48 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 430 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.8 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 35,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 25,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.2× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.8 about 430 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 280 times the energy of this one.

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

  1. 6.3 58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 41 km NNW of this epicentre
  2. 5.2 19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 32 km E of this epicentre
  3. 5.1 21 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · 32 km E 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 18.1797, -67.6748. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Mayagüez Municipio, PR 25 km (15 mi) WSW earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio
Rincón Municipio, PR 48 km (30 mi) ENE earthquakes near Rincón Municipio
Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR 56 km (35 mi) ESE earthquakes near Cabo Rojo Municipio
Aguada Municipio, PR 56 km (35 mi) ENE earthquakes near Aguada Municipio
Añasco Municipio, PR 59 km (36 mi) ENE earthquakes near Añasco Municipio
Hormigueros Municipio, PR 59 km (37 mi) E earthquakes near Hormigueros Municipio

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

Aftershocks so far

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

  1. 2.5 13 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  2. 2.4 14 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  3. 2.4 9 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  4. 2.6 9 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  5. 3.0 16 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  6. 3.2 16 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  7. 3.2 8 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  8. 3.6 45 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  9. 2.5 19 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  10. 2.6 25 km W of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  11. 2.8 36 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  12. 2.5 14 km W of Puerto Real, Puerto Rico
  13. 3.3 60 km WSW of Stella, Puerto Rico
  14. 2.5 9 km WNW of Rincón, Puerto Rico
  15. 3.3 50 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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.

On USGS

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