A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.31 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. The temblor was reported at 20:53:36 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 20:53:36 / May 26, 2025 @ 8:53 pm. Unique identifier: pr71483683. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71483683. Exact location of event, depth 36.36 km, -67.999833333333° West, 18.8375° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.36 km (23 miles).
The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-four 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 51 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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