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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 4.7 mlJanuary 7, 2020
4 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 8 km
M 5.6 mwpJanuary 7, 2020
0 km NW of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 4.7 mbJanuary 7, 2020
9 km SSE of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mwwJanuary 7, 2020
7 km SE of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 5.6 mwwJanuary 7, 2020
11 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mlJanuary 7, 2020
9 km SSW of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 5.0 mbJanuary 7, 2020
14 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 6.4 mwJanuary 7, 2020
4 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.9 mlJanuary 6, 2020
Puerto Rico region · depth 6 km
M 5.8 mwpJanuary 6, 2020
14 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.7 mlJanuary 3, 2020
10 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 2 km
M 4.5 mlJanuary 2, 2020
8 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 7 km
M 4.7 mlDecember 29, 2019
7 km SSW of Indios, Puerto Rico · depth 3 km
M 5.0 mlDecember 29, 2019
10 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.7 mlDecember 28, 2019
5 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.8 mlNovember 29, 2019
55 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 37 km
M 4.7 mlSeptember 27, 2019
67 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mdSeptember 25, 2019
66 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 12 km
M 5.1 mlSeptember 24, 2019
59 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 5 km
M 6.0 mwSeptember 24, 2019
67 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mlMarch 12, 2019
3 km SSW of Jobos, Puerto Rico · depth 13 km
M 4.5 mbMarch 6, 2018
109 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico · depth 42 km
M 4.8 mbAugust 18, 2017
53 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 42 km
M 4.7 mdJuly 17, 2017
70 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 34 km
M 4.6 MlDecember 5, 2016
9 km S of Emajagua, Puerto Rico · depth 4 km
M 4.6 MdAugust 5, 2015
107 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 13 km
M 4.5 mbJuly 17, 2015
73 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 4.6 MlAugust 13, 2014
37 km NNE of Culebra, Puerto Rico · depth 73 km
M 6.4 mwwJanuary 13, 2014
61 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 20 km
M 4.5 mbMarch 24, 2013
215 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 10, 2012
126 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 17 km
M 5.1 mwrDecember 17, 2011
21 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · depth 17 km
M 5.2 mwcDecember 17, 2011
19 km SW of Stella, Puerto Rico · depth 14 km
M 5.1 mwrNovember 28, 2011
68 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 15 km
M 5.0 mwcNovember 28, 2011
68 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 13 km
M 4.9 mwrJanuary 21, 2011
177 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico · depth 29 km
M 5.1 mwcDecember 24, 2010
3 km W of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico · depth 103 km
M 5.8 mwcMay 16, 2010
4 km E of Moca, Puerto Rico · depth 113 km
M 4.7 mbMay 10, 2010
77 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 19 km
M 4.6 mbApril 17, 2010
117 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · depth 11 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.