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Puerto Rico Earthquake History
Since October 11, 1915, the USGS has recorded 169 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Puerto Rico, 12 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 7.7.
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Strongest in Puerto Rico
M 7.7 · 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto RicoJuly 29, 1943M 7.1 · 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoOctober 11, 1918M 6.4 · 4 km SSE of Indios, Puerto RicoJanuary 7, 2020M 6.4 · 61 km N of Hatillo, Puerto RicoJanuary 13, 2014M 6.4 · 32 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto RicoFebruary 10, 1920M 6.4 · 120 km N of Isabela, Puerto RicoOctober 11, 1915M 6.3 · 6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto RicoOctober 25, 1918M 6.1 · 18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoNovember 12, 1918M 6.1 · 15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoOctober 11, 1918M 6.0 · 220 km N of San Juan, Puerto RicoJune 12, 1939
All recorded earthquakes
M 4.8 mwJuly 24, 2026
54 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 5.1 mlFebruary 19, 2026
155 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico · depth 34 km
M 4.7 mdFebruary 10, 2026
106 km WSW of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico · depth 24 km
M 4.7 mdDecember 3, 2024
137 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico · depth 106 km
M 4.7 mdNovember 9, 2024
142 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · depth 74 km
M 5.6 mlMay 15, 2024
92 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 4.5 mlApril 9, 2023
Puerto Rico region · depth 13 km
M 5.0 mlNovember 17, 2022
63 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 4 km
M 4.8 mlOctober 8, 2021
13 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico · depth 11 km
M 4.8 mlMarch 9, 2021
58 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico · depth 23 km
M 4.7 mlDecember 24, 2020
Puerto Rico region · depth 9 km
M 4.8 mlDecember 24, 2020
6 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 4.8 mlAugust 7, 2020
2 km SSE of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico · depth 12 km
M 5.3 mwpJuly 3, 2020
9 km SSE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico · depth 3 km
M 4.9 mwpJuly 3, 2020
5 km SE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mlJune 28, 2020
5 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 13 km
M 4.8 mlJune 28, 2020
5 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 11 km
M 4.6 mdJune 23, 2020
80 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mlJune 13, 2020
Puerto Rico region · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mlMay 2, 2020
5 km SSE of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 5.4 mwpMay 2, 2020
6 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mlFebruary 4, 2020
15 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 29, 2020
75 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 5.0 mlJanuary 25, 2020
1 km N of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 13 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 25, 2020
6 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 20, 2020
4 km SW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 14 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 20, 2020
4 km WSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 20, 2020
3 km SW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 5.2 mwpJanuary 15, 2020
Puerto Rico region · depth 5 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 14, 2020
13 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 13, 2020
3 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 12, 2020
8 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 4.9 mlJanuary 12, 2020
2 km S of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico · depth 8 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 11, 2020
6 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 8 km
M 5.2 mbJanuary 11, 2020
19 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 5.9 mwpJanuary 11, 2020
5 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico · depth 5 km
M 4.8 mlJanuary 11, 2020
3 km E of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 4 km
M 5.2 mlJanuary 10, 2020
4 km S of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 8, 2020
8 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 7, 2020
3 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 8 km
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.