International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584604
Event time 2026-02-28 07:17:16 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 11:17:16 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 08:09:46 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.4
Depth 45.18 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Caribbean Sea
Country Puerto Rico
Administration area Hatillo
Nearest settlement Hatillo
Distance 93 km
Course N
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Atlantic
Water surface name North Atlantic Ocean

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.