A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/25 / 2025-12-29 21:28:20 / December 29, 2025 @ 9:28 pm. Event id: pr71503373. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71503373. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.004333333333 West, latitude 18.141666666667 North, depth = 86.3 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 86.3 km (54 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:28:20 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Rafael del Yuma, Punta Cana. Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 64 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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