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M2.8 earthquake near Guánica, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck near Guánica, Puerto Rico at 12:31 local time (16:31 UTC) on 19 Sept 2026, at a depth of 8 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-19 16:53 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.8micro
duration magnitude (md)
Depth
8 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-19 16:31:19 UTC
Local: 19 Sept 2026, 12:31:19 (America/Puerto Rico)
Epicentre
17.973° N, 66.928° 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. 9,2242 kmIIIWeak
YaucoPuerto Rico · pop. 20,29510 kmIIIWeak
PoncePuerto Rico · pop. 137,49133 kmINot felt
MayagüezPuerto Rico · pop. 73,07734 kmINot felt
AreciboPuerto Rico · pop. 87,75459 kmINot felt
San JuanPuerto Rico · pop. 418,140103 kmINot felt
Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 700,000314 kmINot felt
Santo DomingoNacional, Dominican Republic · pop. 2,201,941318 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 11 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 Survey2.8 md8 km17.97° N, 66.93° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 274 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 8 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.8 releases about 36× the energy of M1.8, and its waves are about 11× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 274 kg of TNT vs 8 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

37 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.0 8 days ago. 26 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.8

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
6.262.69
7.712.57
28.023.08
31.122.57
55.992.111
56.532.215
60.572.017
69.231.811
70.212.17
71.241.87
74.832.28
80.542.18
82.712.27
84.412.117
85.742.57
96.501.78
97.752.314
100.332.18
100.412.37
102.752.08
107.001.99
122.752.112
124.842.68
125.752.46
127.782.37
137.762.09
140.502.17
163.982.49
169.162.18
179.052.16
181.571.27
181.582.08
181.591.27
181.902.37
202.861.77
207.112.27
216.612.017
  1. 3.05 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-20 20:32
  2. 2.67 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-24 21:21
  3. 2.65 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-19 22:46
  4. 2.54 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-20 00:13
  5. 2.55 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-23 06:15
  6. 2.54 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-20 23:38
  7. 2.45 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-24 22:16
  8. 2.44 km SE of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-26 12:30
  9. 2.3Near Guayanilla, Puerto Rico09-23 18:16
  10. 2.34 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-25 00:18
  11. 2.34 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-23 20:55
  12. 2.35 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-27 06:25
  13. 2.23 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-22 19:20
  14. 2.24 km SW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico09-22 01:03
  15. 2.24 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-23 03:13
  16. 2.2Near Guánica, Puerto Rico09-28 07:37
  17. 2.15 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-22 14:44
  18. 2.13 km ESE of Yauco, Puerto Rico09-23 01:03
  19. 2.15 km ESE of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico09-23 04:55
  20. 2.15 km NNW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-23 20:51
  21. 2.14 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-25 13:01
  22. 2.17 km SSW of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico09-22 00:30
  23. 2.13 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-26 17:40
  24. 2.16 km S of Yauco, Puerto Rico09-24 19:16
  25. 2.14 km WNW of Guánica, Puerto Rico09-27 03:34

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Event id pr71533043. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:10 UTC. Solutions: USGS · PR (usgs:pr71533043). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.8 earthquake near Guánica, Puerto Rico”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/pr71533043-m2-8-earthquake-near-guanica-puerto-rico, data from USGS.

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