Earthquakes in Puerto Rico by seismic region 2018 | Statista

Out of 3,974 earthquakes registered in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, 412 occurred in the region located to the South of Puerto Rico. The 19º North Fault Zone was the region with the second highest number of earthquakes, reaching 349 such events. The Sombrero Seismic Zone, known as 'Zona Sísmica del Sombrero' in Spanish, came in third with 346 quakes.

Number of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 2018, by seismic region

Seismic region	Number of earthquakes
Region to the South of Puerto Rico	412
19° North Fault Zone	349
Sombrero Seismic Zone	346
Puerto Rico's South Region	299
Mona Canyon	264
Puerto Rico's Central Region	251
Mona Passage	249
Region to the North of Puerto Rico	246
Dominican Republic's Eastern Region	229
Septentrional-Oriente Fault Zone	220
Puerto Rico Trench	211
Region to the West of Puerto Rico	200
Puerto Rico's West Region	187
Puerto Rico's Southwest Region	170
Virgin Islands Platform	148
Trinchera de Muertos	40
Puerto Rico's North Region	37
Region to the East of Puerto Rico	29
Virgin Islands Depression	25
Anegada Passage	15
Puerto Rico's East Region	12
Windward Islands / Islands of Barlovento	10
Puerto Rico's Northwest Region	9
Puerto Rico's Southeast Region	7
Santa Cruz Platform	5
Puerto Rico's Northeast Region	2
Santa Cruz Dorsal	1
Santa Cruz	1

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April 2019

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Puerto Rico

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2018

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Including U.S. and U.K. Virgin Islands

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