A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.65 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 90 km (56 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -68.476 West, latitude 18.0841 North, depth = 90 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/09/25 / 2025-09-24 05:53:17 / September 24, 2025 @ 5:53 am. Event id: pr2025267000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025267000. The temblor was detected at 05:53:17 / 5:53 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, Otra Banda, La Romana (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 35 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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