A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.69 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 41 km, -68.7333° West, 19.2368° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 14:18:51 / 2:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rgqy, pr2025285001. Id of event: pr2025285001. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 14:18:51 / October 12, 2025 @ 2:18 pm UTC/GMT.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Event epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Sabana de La Mar (c. 14 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Samaná (c. 11 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Las Terrenas, Punta Cana, Guaymate (min 5000 pop).

Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 43 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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