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Puerto Rico Hazards

Live weather alerts, flooding, wildfires, drought and earthquakes in Puerto Rico, with links to its disaster history.

Collected automatically and may be delayed. Not an official warning. In an emergency, call 911.

Weather alerts by hazard

Alert details
  • Flood 1
  • Coastal 3

Rivers at or near flood stage

National

Active wildfires

National

No active wildfires reported in Puerto Rico.

Drought

National

Drought statistics for Puerto Rico are temporarily unavailable.

Drought by county (49 of 78 counties in drought)

Earthquakes in the last 30 days

Magnitude 2.5 and up

National
  • 30 mi N of Suárez, Puerto RicoM3.0 · 10/27/2026
  • 24 mi WSW of Stella, Puerto RicoM3.3 · 10/27/2026
  • 41 mi N of San Juan, Puerto RicoM3.0 · 10/26/2026
  • 40 mi N of Culebra, Puerto RicoM3.2 · 10/25/2026
  • 35 mi NW of San Antonio, Puerto RicoM3.2 · 10/24/2026
  • 15 mi ESE of Isabel Segunda, Puerto RicoM3.3 · 10/24/2026
  • 1 mi WNW of Fuig, Puerto RicoM2.6 · 10/24/2026
  • 33 mi N of Brenas, Puerto RicoM3.3 · 10/21/2026
  • 1 mi W of Fuig, Puerto RicoM2.8 · 10/21/2026
  • 58 mi N of Brenas, Puerto RicoM3.6 · 10/21/2026

History

NOAA records

Full history

Hurricanes and tropical storms

  • Fiona (2022), Category 4 at peak
  • Karen (2019)
  • Maria (2017), Category 5 at peak
  • Irene (2011), Category 3 at peak
  • Olga (2007)
  • Noel (2007), Category 1 at peak

Notable storms in the last 10 years

  • Flash Flood, Toa Baja (09/20/2017), 9 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Anasco (09/20/2017), 4 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Utuado (09/20/2017), 3 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Aguada (09/20/2017), 2 deaths
  • Flash Flood, Vega Alta (09/20/2017), 1 death
  • Flash Flood, Arecibo (09/20/2017), 1 death