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M2.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Guánica, Puerto Rico

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Guánica, Puerto Rico at 11:45 local time (15:45 UTC) on 3 Oct 2026, at a depth of 16 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-03 16:27 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.0micro
duration magnitude (md)
Depth
15.9 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-03 15:45:00 UTC
Local: 3 Oct 2026, 11:45:00 (America/Puerto Rico)
Epicentre
17.938° N, 66.845° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
GuánicaPuerto Rico · pop. 9,2248 kmINot felt
YaucoPuerto Rico · pop. 20,29510 kmINot felt
PoncePuerto Rico · pop. 137,49125 kmINot felt
MayagüezPuerto Rico · pop. 73,07743 kmINot felt
AreciboPuerto Rico · pop. 87,75461 kmINot felt
San JuanPuerto Rico · pop. 418,14098 kmINot felt
Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 700,000323 kmINot felt
Santo DomingoNacional, Dominican Republic · pop. 2,201,941327 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.

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 Survey2.0 md15.9 km17.94° N, 66.84° W–Reviewed

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How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 16 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 16 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.0 releases about 34× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 16 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

22 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.5 7 days ago. 25 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
10.082.15
11.502.58
13.041.916
13.602.28
16.392.29
22.872.114
36.582.114
38.542.14
50.171.312
51.601.88
75.502.014
88.532.56
104.312.116
129.771.914
131.772.215
137.682.314
137.882.37
152.601.98
181.271.47
184.431.55
188.592.09
200.211.913
  1. 2.55 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-04 03:14
  2. 2.5Near Guánica, Puerto Rico10-07 08:16
  3. 2.34 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-09 09:37
  4. 2.311 km SW of Lajas, Puerto Rico10-09 09:25
  5. 2.25 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-04 05:20
  6. 2.28 km SSE of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-09 03:30
  7. 2.24 km SSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-04 08:08
  8. 2.1Near Guayanilla, Puerto Rico10-04 14:36
  9. 2.112 km WSW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-05 06:17
  10. 2.1Near Guánica, Puerto Rico10-05 04:20
  11. 2.15 km WNW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-04 01:49
  12. 2.15 km WNW of Yauco, Puerto Rico10-08 00:03
  13. 2.06 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico10-06 19:14
  14. 2.0Near Guánica, Puerto Rico10-11 12:20
  15. 1.98 km ESE of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-04 04:47
  16. 1.99 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-09 01:31
  17. 1.9Near Guánica, Puerto Rico10-10 00:20
  18. 1.99 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-11 23:57
  19. 1.86 km SE of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico10-05 19:21
  20. 1.56 km NNW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-11 08:10
  21. 1.44 km NW of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-11 05:01
  22. 1.38 km W of Guánica, Puerto Rico10-05 17:55

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Event id pr71535533. First recorded here 3 Oct 2026, 16:28:21 UTC. Solutions: USGS · PR (usgs:pr71535533). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Guánica, Puerto Rico”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/pr71535533-m2-0-earthquake-8-km-ese-of-guanica-puerto-rico, data from USGS.

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