Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.9md
Earthquake near Aguadilla, PR
Yes. A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded 41 km (25 mi) NNW of Aguadilla, PR, at 4:08 am AST on 11 October 2026 (08:08 UTC), 26 km deep. No felt reports to USGS yet.
USGS: 37 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- When
- 4:08 am AST on 11 October 2026 ()
- Where
- 41 km (25 mi) NNW of Aguadilla, PR · earthquakes near Aguadilla
- Magnitude
- M 2.9 (md)
- Depth
- 26 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Aguadilla Municipio, 36 km SSE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1 hour 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 15 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Aguadilla, 41 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 570 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 27,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 19,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 1.7× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.9 about 570 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 53,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 7.7 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 24 km NE of this epicentre
- 7.1 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 14 km SE of this epicentre
- 6.4 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 20 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.3 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · 38 km SSE of this epicentre
- 6.1 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · 25 km SSE 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 18.7702, -67.2938. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 36 km (22 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Isabela Municipio, PR | 43 km (27 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Isabela Municipio |
| Aguada Municipio, PR | 45 km (28 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Aguada Municipio |
| Rincón Municipio, PR | 48 km (30 mi) | S | earthquakes near Rincón Municipio |
| Moca Municipio, PR | 49 km (31 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Moca Municipio |
| Quebradillas Municipio, PR | 51 km (32 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Quebradillas Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
No further earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.