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M 3.1md
Earthquake near Fajardo, PR
No earthquake was likely felt in Fajardo in the 24 hours to 9:02 am AST (13:02 UTC). The last one was M 4.1, 53 km (33 mi) SE, at 5:44 am AST on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Fajardo
This page: a magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Fajardo, PR, at 4:40 am AST on 7 November 2026 (08:40 UTC), 71 km deep.
USGS: 33 km NNW of Culebra, Puerto Rico
68 km (42 mi) ENE of San Juan, PR · 59 km (37 mi) ENE of Carolina, PR
- When
- 4:40 am AST on 7 November 2026 ()
- Where
- 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Fajardo, PR · earthquakes near Fajardo
- Magnitude
- M 3.1 (md)
- Depth
- 71 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Fajardo Municipio, 26 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 4 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. In Fajardo, 35 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 1,300 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.1 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 250,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 11,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 7,900× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.1 about 1,300 lb of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 1.4× more
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 4.8 on 2021-03-09 — about 350 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.0 73 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · 48 km N 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 18.5723, -65.4422. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fajardo Municipio, PR | 26 km (16 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Fajardo Municipio |
| Culebra Municipio, PR | 31 km (19 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Culebra Municipio |
| Luquillo Municipio, PR | 36 km (23 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Luquillo Municipio |
| Ceiba Municipio, PR | 40 km (25 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Ceiba Municipio |
| Río Grande Municipio, PR | 43 km (27 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Río Grande Municipio |
| Vieques Municipio, PR | 50 km (31 mi) | S | earthquakes near Vieques Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
3 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.9 20 km WNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
- 3.1 53 km NNW of Culebra, Puerto Rico
- 3.7 69 km N of Culebra, 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.
On USGS
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