A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The 3.39-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:13:06 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.24 km (44 miles). Exact location, longitude -67.95° West, latitude 18.795666666667° North, depth = 71.24 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/12/25 / 2025-12-17 12:13:06 / December 17, 2025 @ 12:13 pm. Id of earthquake: pr71502478. Event ids that are associated: us6000rvg8, pr71502478.
Epicenter of the event was 53 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 53 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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