M 2.7 earthquake – 7 km SSE of Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Local time: Oct 17, 2026 · 12:38 (UTC-4)
MicroShallow · 13 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.7duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 13 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 17.951, -66.5997.0 km from Ponce
- Energy released
- 0.2 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 1"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.0max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 114USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 17, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.2 tons of TNT, 2,818 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 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