A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.34 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -68.464° West, 17.932° North, depth 73.27 km. Unique identifier: pr71501088. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71501088. Global time and date of event 30/11/25 / 2025-11-30 17:32:32 / November 30, 2025 @ 5:32 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.34-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:32:32 / 5:32 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 73.27 km (46 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, La Romana, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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