Is Mayagüez safe? Puerto Rico travel risk
Is Mayagüez safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mayagüez scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for Puerto Rico. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Mayagüez scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Puerto Rico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mayagüez: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (67/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Puerto Rico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Puerto Rico at 18.2003° N, 67.1397° W (elevation 21 m), Mayagüez lies 116.0 km ENE of San Juan. Time zone: America/Puerto_Rico.
Puerto Rico
18.2003° N, 67.1397° W
21 m
America/Puerto_Rico
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Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Puerto Rico
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Mayagüez happened in May and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 5 Aug 2025 (125 km away) — USGS details
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