A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.62 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The temblor was picked up at 09:32:00 / 9:32 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2025215001. Unique identifier: pr2025215001. Exact location of event, depth 99 km, -68.0831° West, 18.195° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/08/25 / 2025-08-03 09:32:00 / August 3, 2025 @ 9:32 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99 km (62 miles).

Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 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 two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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