Light earthquake, 4.32 mag strikes near Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic

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Earthquake location 17.9126S, -68.4735W A light earthquake magnitude 4.32 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.4735 West, latitude 17.9126 North, depth = 73 km. The 4.32-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:24:27 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73 km (45 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2025269001. Event ids that are associated: us6000rd69, pr2025269001. Global time and date of event 26/09/25 / 2025-09-26 15:24:27 / September 26, 2025 @ 3:24 pm UTC/GMT.

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey. Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (48 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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