A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.63 km (21 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71500563. Id of event: pr71500563. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/25 / 2025-11-21 06:19:37 / November 21, 2025 @ 6:19 am. The temblor was reported at 06:19:37 / 6:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.025 West, latitude 17.993166666667 North, depth = 33.63 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-three 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 75 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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