A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:26:38 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.0761° West, 19.1239° North, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/06/25 / 2025-06-25 04:26:38 / June 25, 2025 @ 4:26 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q8lq. Unique identifier: us7000q8lq.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Event epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days sixty and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 69 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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