A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 19:09:44 / 7:09 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81.32 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr71494713. Event ids that are associated: pr71494713. Exact location of earthquake, -68.754666666667° West, 18.000333333333° North, depth 81.32 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/09/25 / 2025-09-04 19:09:44 / September 4, 2025 @ 7:09 pm.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Pedro de Macorís, Punta Cana, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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