A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.47 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 02/12/25 / 2025-12-02 06:45:41 / December 2, 2025 @ 6:45 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 06:45:41 / 6:45 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2025336000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2025336000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -68.2988° West, 18.5918° North, depth 44 km.
Nearby 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. Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop).
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 eight, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 11 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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