A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.85 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 102 kilometers (63 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Exact location, longitude -68.0846° West, latitude 19.4565° North, depth = 46 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:48:55 / 5:48 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/02/25 / 2025-02-25 05:48:55 / February 25, 2025 @ 5:48 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr2025056002. Ids that are associated to the event: pt25056000, us6000pvad, pr2025056002.

Event epicenter was 114 km (71 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 114 km (71 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, Miches, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.

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

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