A minor earthquake magnitude 3.33 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from La Romana in Dominican Republic. The temblor was detected at 15:44:15 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71497858. Id of event: pr71497858. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 108.58 km (67 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 15:44:15 / October 12, 2025 @ 3:44 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -68.920666666667° West, 18.39° North, depth 108.58 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Event epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was El Valle, Boca Chica, Miches (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 6 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic.
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