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M4.0 earthquake 27 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic at Jan 1, 2026, 13:35 UTC, at a depth of 37 km. The epicentre was 51 km (32 mi) N of Santa Cruz de El Seibo.

Details

Magnitude	4.0 md
Time	Jan 1, 2026, 13:35 UTC
Depth	37.0 km
Coordinates	19.215, -68.951
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
2.7	61 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	34 km / 21 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	75 km / 46 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	84 km / 52 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	50 km / 31 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	12 km / 8 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	83 km / 52 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	97 km / 60 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 57 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	15 km / 9 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	87 km / 54 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	93 km / 58 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	75 km / 47 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
4.2	11 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic	99 km / 62 mi	depth 99 km	Sep 27, 10:07 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	39 km / 24 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.2	58 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	76 km / 47 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 14, 19:44 UTC
3.6	8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 143 km	Sep 7, 02:46 UTC
3.9	10 km NW of La Romana, Dominican Republic	81 km / 50 mi	depth 104 km	Aug 29, 17:36 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	11 km / 7 mi	depth 11 km	Aug 27, 01:41 UTC
4.0	11 km W of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	90 km / 56 mi	depth 128 km	Aug 26, 09:42 UTC
4.1	36 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 56 mi	depth 90 km	Aug 25, 03:25 UTC
3.9	7 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	95 km / 59 mi	depth 103 km	Aug 18, 03:33 UTC
2.9	8 km W of La Romana, Dominican Republic	89 km / 55 mi	depth 102 km	Aug 11, 03:38 UTC
3.0	76 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	54 km / 34 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 10, 05:46 UTC
3.4	34 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	88 km / 55 mi	depth 79 km	Aug 7, 10:46 UTC
3.7	61 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic	47 km / 29 mi	depth 32 km	Aug 7, 07:05 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.