A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Exact location of event, depth 21.57 km, -68.133333333333° West, 18.953833333333° North. The temblor was picked up at 00:25:33 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/25 / 2025-07-29 00:25:33 / July 29, 2025 @ 12:25 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr71490878. Event ids that are associated: pr71490878. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.57 km (13 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 50 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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