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prima:New earthquake map for Puerto Rico reveals “higher ground motion forecast”

The model prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey incorporates 2020 tremor data, which points to increased threat of activity near the archipelago

May 14, 2026 - 3:53 PM

In Puerto Rico, much of the coastal areas, as well as western region towns, maintain a 75% chance of tremors capable of causing “damage,” according to the USGS map. (Jorge A. Ramírez Portela)

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) updated, for the first time in more than 20 years, the seismic hazard map for Puerto Rico, a study that concluded that every corner of the archipelago and the U.S. Virgin Islands face at least a 34% chance of experiencing significant ground motion at some point over the next 100 years.

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