Earthquakes near Ponce today

Recent earthquakes near Ponce

USGS recorded 26 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Ponce in the past 30 days, 4 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.6 33 km W of the city at Oct 23, 23:34 local time (43 hours ago).

The average depth was about 38 km and 20 of 26 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 13, 2026 with 3 quakes.

USGS also lists 2 smaller quakes (below M2.5) within 100 km in the last 24 hours; these are rarely felt.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Puerto_Rico.

Largest earthquakes near Ponce in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Ponce in the past 12 months was M4.8 on Sep 18, 2026, 35 km WSW of the city (5 km SW of Guánica, Puerto Rico).

With 664 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 55.3 a month), the area around Ponce is very active by global standards. 2 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Ponce?

The largest nearby quake this month, M3.9 at 95 km, was probably too small or too distant to notice in Ponce by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 5 of these quakes: M2.7 on Oct 17, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M2.7 on Oct 15, 2026 (1 reports); M3.1 on Oct 14, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M3.1 on Oct 14, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2.7).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Ponce in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 145 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
• Live earthquake map

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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