A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 71.36 km (44 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:31:46 / 12:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/25 / 2025-07-06 12:31:46 / July 6, 2025 @ 12:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -68.1305° West, latitude 18.940833333333° North, depth = 71.36 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71488448. Unique identifier: pr71488448.
Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days eighty-seven and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 49 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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