Is San Germán safe? Puerto Rico travel risk
Is San Germán safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Germán 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.
San Germán 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 San Germán: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 18.0827° N, 67.0460° W in Puerto Rico, San Germán maintains a regional distance of 109.8 km ENE to San Juan.
Puerto Rico
18.0827° N, 67.0460° W
60 m
America/Puerto_Rico
95,622
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 San Germán 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 (135 km away) — USGS details
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