A minor earthquake magnitude 3.57 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The temblor was picked up at 10:01:35 / 10:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2025291000. Event ids that are associated: pr2025291000. Exact location, longitude -68.4508° West, latitude 17.9785° North, depth = 59 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/10/25 / 2025-10-18 10:01:35 / October 18, 2025 @ 10:01 am.

Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey, La Romana (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 47 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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