Is San Sebastián safe? Puerto Rico travel risk
Is San Sebastián safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Sebastián 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 Sebastián 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 Sebastián: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Puerto Rico at 18.3356° N, 66.9948° W (elevation 77 m), San Sebastián lies 98.8 km E of San Juan. Time zone: America/Puerto_Rico.
Puerto Rico
18.3356° N, 66.9948° W
77 m
America/Puerto_Rico
9,309
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 Sebastián 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 (141 km away) — USGS details
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