Moderate earthquake, 5.7 mag was detected near Punta Cana in Dominican Republic

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Earthquake location 19.2245S, -68.1103W A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 02:45:43 / June 24, 2025 @ 2:45 am UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2025175000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt25175001, us7000q8bs, pr2025175000. Exact location of event, longitude -68.1103 West, latitude 19.2245 North, depth = 68 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:45:43 / 2:45 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68 km (42 miles).

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, Santa Cruz de El Seibo, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 110 km (68 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 116 km (72 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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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: 77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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