A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.55 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 99 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.55-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:29:26 / 4:29 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/25 / 2025-08-07 04:29:26 / August 7, 2025 @ 4:29 am. Exact location of earthquake, -68.1098° West, 18.2671° North, depth 99 km. Event id: pr2025219000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025219000.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).

Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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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: 46 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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