A minor earthquake magnitude 3.56 (ml/mb) strikes 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/25 / 2025-05-12 08:29:54 / May 12, 2025 @ 8:29 am. The temblor was detected at 08:29:54 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.9326 West, latitude 19.0686 North, depth = 51 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025132000. Id of event: pr2025132000.
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (46 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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