A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.55 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.41-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:43:23 / 12:43 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 04/12/25 / 2025-12-04 00:43:23 / December 4, 2025 @ 12:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 59.55 km, -68.483833333333° West, 17.952833333333° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71501318. Id of event: pr71501318.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey, La Romana (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 48 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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