M 2.6 earthquake – 24 km SSE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico
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Local time: Oct 20, 2026 · 19:54 (UTC-4)
MicroShallow · 14 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.6duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 14 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 17.769, -66.80130 km from Yauco
- Energy released
- 0.1 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 2M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 102USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 20, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.1 tons of TNT, 3,981 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
2 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Puerto Rico.
- 7.8 16 km NNW of Miches, Dominican Republic Aug 4, 1946
- 7.7 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico Jul 29, 1943
- 7.1 24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico Oct 11, 1918
- 6.9 52 km S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic Jun 24, 1984
- 6.8 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Jul 27, 1917
- 6.8 26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic Apr 24, 1916
- 6.4 4 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico Jan 7, 2020
- 6.4 61 km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico Jan 13, 2014
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.