A minor earthquake magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 20:08:05 / 8:08 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 13/07/25 / 2025-07-13 20:08:05 / July 13, 2025 @ 8:08 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.224° West, 19.100333333333° North, depth 25.12 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.12 km (16 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr71489123. Unique identifier: pr71489123.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days eighty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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