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M4.1 earthquake 16 km NE of La Romana, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km NE of La Romana, Dominican Republic at Apr 22, 2026, 23:47 UTC, at a depth of 157 km. The epicentre was 16 km (10 mi) NE of La Romana.

Details

Magnitude	4.1 md
Time	Apr 22, 2026, 23:47 UTC
Depth	157.0 km
Coordinates	18.511, -68.847
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
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	97 km / 60 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	7 km / 4 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	68 km / 42 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	8 km / 5 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
3.3	56 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	85 km / 53 mi	depth 60 km	Oct 9, 15:57 UTC
3.6	51 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	89 km / 55 mi	depth 61 km	Oct 8, 04:12 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	44 km / 27 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	94 km / 59 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	10 km / 7 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	18 km / 11 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	51 km / 32 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	23 km / 14 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	22 km / 14 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
4.2	11 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 56 mi	depth 99 km	Sep 27, 10:07 UTC
3.7	47 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	76 km / 47 mi	depth 87 km	Sep 24, 00:07 UTC
3.2	65 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	97 km / 60 mi	depth 42 km	Sep 23, 12:37 UTC
4.0	14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	27 km / 17 mi	depth 174 km	Sep 22, 02:49 UTC
3.7	30 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	47 km / 29 mi	depth 128 km	Sep 18, 21:26 UTC
3.7	26 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	35 km / 22 mi	depth 147 km	Sep 17, 23:33 UTC
3.2	58 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 56 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 14, 19:44 UTC
3.6	8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic	11 km / 7 mi	depth 143 km	Sep 7, 02:46 UTC
3.4	46 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	70 km / 43 mi	depth 60 km	Sep 1, 15:15 UTC
3.4	22 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	64 km / 40 mi	depth 94 km	Sep 1, 03:03 UTC

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