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M2.9 Earthquake near 42 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico

UTC time: 2026-10-05 08:00:10 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
13.5 km
Source
USGS

42 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near 42 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico on October 5, 2026 at 08:00 UTC. With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
a2ad56b5c826bf2a06a3fe32a85fff9f25342369
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
13.5 km
UTC time
2026-10-05 08:00:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
18.81483, -67.32467
Temperature
28.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13.5 km
Shallow
13.5 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: 452 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 887 m ·Last eruption: 1640 ·Netherlands
  • Quill, The
    Distance: 485 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 601 m ·Last eruption: 250 ·Netherlands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rafael Hernández International AirportPuerto Rico · BQN · TJBQ
    41.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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