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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 mbApril 10, 2010
Puerto Rico region · depth 46 km
M 5.1 mwcAugust 14, 2009
92 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico · depth 47 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 14, 2009
96 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico · depth 93 km
M 4.9 mwcAugust 13, 2009
98 km N of Suárez, Puerto Rico · depth 39 km
M 4.9 mwcJune 13, 2009
79 km N of Arecibo, Puerto Rico · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mbMay 20, 2009
73 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · depth 19 km
M 5.1 mbMarch 12, 2009
66 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbFebruary 13, 2009
110 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 13, 2009
129 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 35 km
M 4.6 mbDecember 2, 2008
114 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 35 km
M 5.0 mwcNovember 23, 2008
113 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 48 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 13, 2008
112 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mbNovember 2, 2008
Puerto Rico region · depth 21 km
M 5.4 mwbNovember 2, 2008
106 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 5.5 mwcFebruary 4, 2008
Puerto Rico region · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mbApril 8, 2007
81 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 17 km
M 5.1 mwcSeptember 6, 2004
122 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · depth 14 km
M 4.5 mbJune 19, 2004
94 km N of Culebra, Puerto Rico · depth 25 km
M 4.7 mbDecember 6, 2003
104 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 25 km
M 5.1 mbDecember 6, 2003
105 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 25 km
M 4.6 mbApril 11, 2002
90 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 47 km
M 4.8 mbNovember 27, 2001
82 km W of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico · depth 60 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 17, 2001
38 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico · depth 25 km
M 5.5 mwcDecember 11, 2000
65 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico · depth 53 km
M 4.5 mbAugust 7, 1999
Puerto Rico region · depth 63 km
M 4.6 mbJanuary 25, 1999
112 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 50 km
M 5.0 mwcJanuary 18, 1999
42 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 33 km
M 4.6 mbJune 15, 1998
116 km NNE of Vieques, Puerto Rico · depth 33 km
M 4.9 mbMarch 25, 1998
97 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico · depth 25 km
M 4.6 mbNovember 25, 1996
60 km N of Brenas, Puerto Rico · depth 62 km
M 4.6 mbOctober 8, 1995
56 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico · depth 46 km
M 4.6 mbJuly 9, 1995
125 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico · depth 33 km
M 4.6 mbSeptember 13, 1994
7 km E of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico · depth 33 km
M 4.7 mbJune 25, 1994
57 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico · depth 47 km
M 4.9 mbNovember 5, 1993
62 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico · depth 49 km
M 4.8 mbAugust 17, 1993
70 km S of Emajagua, Puerto Rico · depth 27 km
M 5.3 mwAugust 1, 1993
68 km SSE of Emajagua, Puerto Rico · depth 25 km
M 5.3 mwNovember 23, 1992
28 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico · depth 31 km
M 4.5 mbFebruary 10, 1992
227 km N of San Juan, Puerto Rico · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mbOctober 1, 1990
1 km W of Juncos, Puerto Rico · depth 167 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.