A minor earthquake magnitude 3.53 (ml/mb) strikes 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -68.2928° West, 18.6918° North, depth 72 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:24:45 / 11:24 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ri5d, pr2025292000. Id of event: pr2025292000. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/10/25 / 2025-10-19 11:24:45 / October 19, 2025 @ 11:24 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72 km (45 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, La Romana, Guaymate.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 16 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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