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Country
Map of Puerto Rico
North America
Puerto Rico lies on the Caribbean Plate. Since 1900, 1 major earthquake has been recorded.
- Continent
- North America
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- LandslideHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Volcanoes
No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
Earthquakes that caused deaths or significant damage, or of magnitude 7.5 and above (NOAA).
Regions
Regions with volcanoes, major earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones or famous faults.
Tropical Cyclones
11 major tropical cyclones have made landfall in Puerto Rico since 1950. The deadliest and most powerful are listed below.
- 2017Hurricane Maria · 250 km/h4,645 deaths
- 1998Hurricane Georges · 185 km/h827 deaths
- 2011Hurricane Irene · 120 km/h56 deaths
- 1956Hurricane Betsy · 154 km/h
- 2022Hurricane Fiona · 139 km/h
- 1996Hurricane Hortense · 130 km/h
- 2004Hurricane Jeanne · 111 km/h
- 1979Hurricane Frederic · 83 km/h
- 2007Tropical Storm Olga · 78 km/h
- 1950Hurricane Baker · 61 km/h
Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution