A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.84 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Guaymate in Dominican Republic on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 09:17:28 / 9:17 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/25 / 2025-12-05 09:17:28 / December 5, 2025 @ 9:17 am. Exact location of event, longitude -68.9405 West, latitude 18.596 North, depth = 124 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025339001. Id of event: pr2025339001.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Samaná, Bayaguana, Boca Chica (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 40 km (25 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 4 km ENE of Guaymate, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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