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M2.9 earthquake 9 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico at 02:21 local time (06:21 UTC) on 15 Sept 2026, at a depth of 13 km, according to USGS.

1 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-15 12:02 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.9micro
duration magnitude (md)
Depth
13.2 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-15 06:21:48 UTC
Local: 15 Sept 2026, 02:21:48 (America/Puerto Rico)
Epicentre
17.971° N, 66.996° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
GuánicaPuerto Rico · pop. 9,2249 kmIIWeak
LajasPuerto Rico · pop. 5,25511 kmIIWeak
YaucoPuerto Rico · pop. 20,29517 kmIIWeak
MayagüezPuerto Rico · pop. 73,07730 kmINot felt
PoncePuerto Rico · pop. 137,49140 kmINot felt
AreciboPuerto Rico · pop. 87,75463 kmINot felt
San JuanPuerto Rico · pop. 418,140109 kmINot felt
Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 700,000307 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 4 km.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · PR, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · PRheadlinePuerto Rico Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey2.9 md13.2 km17.97° N, 67.00° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 294 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 13 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.9 releases about 28× the energy of M1.9, and its waves are about 9.1× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 294 kg of TNT vs 11 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

61 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.8 10 days ago. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.9

61 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
49.583.012
69.702.56
78.964.87
79.022.58
79.232.910
79.782.68
79.862.59
82.592.68
82.602.78
82.983.46
84.032.88
84.042.56
85.052.76
85.113.07
87.322.58
87.902.57
88.112.67
92.842.59
92.862.513
93.202.57
94.463.07
94.753.18
95.163.18
106.162.88
112.422.69
113.872.57
134.183.08
137.282.57
162.152.111
162.692.215
166.732.017
175.391.811
176.372.17
177.401.87
180.982.28
186.702.18
188.872.27
190.572.117
191.902.57
202.661.78
203.912.314
206.492.18
206.572.37
208.912.08
213.161.99
228.902.112
231.002.68
231.902.46
233.942.37
243.922.09
246.652.17
270.142.49
275.322.18
285.212.16
287.731.27
287.742.08
287.751.27
288.062.37
309.021.77
313.272.27
322.772.017
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Event id pr71531828. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:11 UTC. Solutions: USGS · PR (usgs:pr71531828). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.9 earthquake 9 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/pr71531828-m2-9-earthquake-9-km-w-of-guanica-puerto-rico, data from USGS.

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