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M 1.5md
Earthquake near Barranquitas, PR
No earthquake was likely felt in Barranquitas in the 24 hours to 9:02 am AST (13:02 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 37 km (23 mi) SSW, at 8:40 am AST on 1 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Barranquitas
This page: a magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded in Barranquitas, PR, at 7:44 pm AST on 7 November 2026 (23:44 UTC), 13 km deep.
USGS: 0 km SSW of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
36 km (22 mi) SW of San Juan, PR · 27 km (17 mi) SW of Bayamón, PR
- When
- 7:44 pm AST on 7 November 2026 ()
- Where
- in Barranquitas, PR · earthquakes near Barranquitas
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (md)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Barranquitas Municipio, 2 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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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. 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: Aibonito, Pastos, Comerío, Coamo, Parcelas La Milagrosa, Vázquez.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 4.8 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 3,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,200,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 200× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 4.8 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 5.0 on 2020-01-07 — about 200,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.1 3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · 20 km ENE of this epicentre
- 5.0 3 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · 36 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 18.1815, -66.3075. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barranquitas Municipio, PR | 2 km (1 mi) | N | earthquakes near Barranquitas Municipio |
| Aibonito Municipio, PR | 7 km (5 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aibonito Municipio |
| Coamo Municipio, PR | 10 km (6 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Coamo Municipio |
| Comerío Municipio, PR | 10 km (7 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Comerío Municipio |
| Naranjito Municipio, PR | 13 km (8 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Naranjito Municipio |
| Corozal Municipio, PR | 14 km (9 mi) | N | earthquakes near Corozal 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.
- 2.8 9 km NNW of Garrochales, Puerto Rico
- 2.2 1 km WNW of Mariano Colón, Puerto Rico
- 2.1 2 km E of Magas Arriba, 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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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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