A minor earthquake magnitude 3.74 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Saturday. Global time and date of event 19/07/25 / 2025-07-19 07:30:34 / July 19, 2025 @ 7:30 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 127 km (79 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2025200000. Event ids that are associated: pr2025200000. Exact location of event, depth 127 km, -68.6183° West, 18.156° North. The 3.74-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:30:34 / 7:30 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, San Pedro de Macorís, Guaymate. Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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