Back to map

M2.8 Earthquake near 26 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico

UTC time: 2025-05-13 05:20:55 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
11.6 km
Source
USGS

26 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico

Map

About this earthquake

On May 13, 2025 at 05:20 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near 26 km SE of El Negro, Puerto Rico. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
9844220b902505d0c664f558c72eea24172992e5
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
11.6 km
UTC time
2025-05-13 05:20:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
17.88417, -65.65867
Temperature
26.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.6 km
Shallow
11.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Saba
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 887 m ·Last eruption: 1640 ·Netherlands
  • Quill, The
    Distance: 289 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 601 m ·Last eruption: 250 ·Netherlands
  • Liamuiga
    Distance: 308 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'156 m ·Last eruption: 160 ·Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Nevis Peak
    Distance: 337 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 985 m ·Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Soufriere Hills
    Distance: 391 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 915 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·United Kingdom
  • Soufriere Guadeloupe
    Distance: 472 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'467 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·France

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Antonio Rivera Rodriguez AirportPuerto Rico · VQS · TJVQ
    32.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • José Aponte de la Torre AirportPuerto Rico · NRR · TJRV
    40.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
644
Country (24h)
—
—
Current earthquakes in
Magnitude Place Local time
No recent events available.

Share