A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.57 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/08/25 / 2025-08-13 11:46:49 / August 13, 2025 @ 11:46 am. The temblor was picked up at 11:46:49 / 11:46 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025225001. Id of event: pr2025225001. Exact location, longitude -68.5813° West, latitude 18.1563° North, depth = 119 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 119 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, San Pedro de Macorís, Guaymate (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop).

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

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 24 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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