A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.898833333333 West, latitude 18.300166666667 North, depth = 78.5 km. The temblor was detected at 05:16:04 / 5:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 78.5 km (49 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/09/25 / 2025-09-02 05:16:04 / September 2, 2025 @ 5:16 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71494333. Id of event: pr71494333.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 62 km (38 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moca, Hormigueros, Cabo Rojo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 61 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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