From 2009 to 2018, the most common magnitude of earthquakes registered in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ranged between 2 and 3. In that period of time, more than half of the quakes recorded (53 percent) had a magnitude scale of between 2 and 3, and only one percent were between 4 and 5.
Distribution of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by magnitude scale
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University of Puerto Rico. (April 13, 2019). Distribution of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by magnitude scale [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091962/distribution-earthquakes-magnitude-puerto-rico/
University of Puerto Rico. "Distribution of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by magnitude scale." Chart. April 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091962/distribution-earthquakes-magnitude-puerto-rico/
University of Puerto Rico. (2019). Distribution of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by magnitude scale. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091962/distribution-earthquakes-magnitude-puerto-rico/
University of Puerto Rico. "Distribution of Earthquakes in Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by Magnitude Scale." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091962/distribution-earthquakes-magnitude-puerto-rico/
University of Puerto Rico, Distribution of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by magnitude scale Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091962/distribution-earthquakes-magnitude-puerto-rico/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from 2009 to 2018, by magnitude scale [Graph], University of Puerto Rico, April 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091962/distribution-earthquakes-magnitude-puerto-rico/
