Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - Guayanilla, 22 km west of Ponce, Segundo Barrio, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 6:54 am (GMT -4) -

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 11 km depth

23 Jun 10:57 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
23 Jun 11:12: Now using data updates from USGS
23 Jun 11:25: Magnitude recalculated from 3.7 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 11.0 km (from 6.2 to 6.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 15 km (9.6 mi) towards N.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jun 23, 2022 10:54:09 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jun 23, 2022 at 6:54 am (GMT -4)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	17.9791°N / 66.834°W (Guayanilla, Puerto Rico)
Antipode	17.979°S / 113.166°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	11 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) SW of Indios (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) SW of Guayanilla (pop: 5,210) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Yauco (pop: 20,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) E of Guanica (Guánica) (pop: 9,220) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SW of Penuelas (Peñuelas) (pop: 6,850) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (11 mi) SE of Sabana Grande (pop: 8,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) W of Ponce (pop: 152,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Adjuntas (pop: 5,080) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) ESE of San German (San Germán) (pop: 12,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Lajas (pop: 5,260) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SE of Maricao (pop: 1,170) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 94 km (58 mi) SW of San Juan (pop: 418,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 46 km (29 mi) SW of Puerto Rico Island (pop: 3,474,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 149 km (93 mi) W of Isla de Vieques Island (pop: 9,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 25.9°C (79 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.6	11 km	2 Km SW of Indios, Puerto Rico	USGS
3.7	10 km	PUERTO RICO REGION	EMSC
3.6	11 km	Puerto Rico Region	RaspberryShake

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Lares Puerto Rico (23.1 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : Estaba en la cama levantandome y sentí que se movió levemente (reported through our app)

Guayanilla at home Santa Elena 2 (15.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s (reported through our app)

Ponce puerto rico (16.5 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Quebrada del Agua, Ponce Puerto Rico

Guayabal, Juana Díaz (37 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : Single bed saking

YAUCO Puerto Rico (7.3 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Yauco, Yauco Barrio-Pueblo (6.3 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Left to right swing certain noise

Ponce / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Morovis Puerto Rico / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s : Just light movement

Ponce PR / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : A distance thunder and a short shaking movement to right and left.

Yauco / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : Este temblor lo senti mineral estaba durmiendo y me levanto, que susto...

Bario Quebradas Gusyanilla / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 2-5 s : Se estremeció la casa y estrillaron ventanas y puertas ya iba a correr fuerte estruendo (reported through our app)

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