A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.64 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 19:45:28 / 7:45 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 70 km (43 miles). Event id: pr2025235001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025235001. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 19:45:28 / August 23, 2025 @ 7:45 pm. Exact location, longitude -68.1673° West, latitude 18.9825° North, depth = 70 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (44 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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