Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M3.8 earthquake 22 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic at Jul 28, 2026, 06:46 UTC, at a depth of 102 km. The epicentre was 22 km (14 mi) SSE of La Romana.

Details

Magnitude	3.8 md
Time	Jul 28, 2026, 06:46 UTC
Depth	102.0 km
Coordinates	18.254, -68.862
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
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	23 km / 14 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	96 km / 60 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	24 km / 15 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
3.3	56 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	71 km / 44 mi	depth 60 km	Oct 9, 15:57 UTC
3.6	51 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	86 km / 53 mi	depth 61 km	Oct 8, 04:12 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	57 km / 35 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	20 km / 12 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	23 km / 14 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	38 km / 24 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	6 km / 4 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	38 km / 24 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
4.2	11 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic	99 km / 61 mi	depth 99 km	Sep 27, 10:07 UTC
3.7	47 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	63 km / 39 mi	depth 87 km	Sep 24, 00:07 UTC
3.2	65 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	89 km / 55 mi	depth 42 km	Sep 23, 12:37 UTC
4.0	14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	13 km / 8 mi	depth 174 km	Sep 22, 02:49 UTC
3.6	95 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	82 km / 51 mi	depth 13 km	Sep 21, 02:48 UTC
3.2	90 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	79 km / 49 mi	depth 35 km	Sep 20, 16:59 UTC
3.7	30 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	23 km / 14 mi	depth 128 km	Sep 18, 21:26 UTC
3.7	26 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	11 km / 7 mi	depth 147 km	Sep 17, 23:33 UTC
3.6	8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic	35 km / 22 mi	depth 143 km	Sep 7, 02:46 UTC
3.4	46 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	48 km / 30 mi	depth 60 km	Sep 1, 15:15 UTC
3.4	22 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	68 km / 42 mi	depth 94 km	Sep 1, 03:03 UTC
3.9	10 km NW of La Romana, Dominican Republic	33 km / 20 mi	depth 104 km	Aug 29, 17:36 UTC
4.0	11 km W of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	20 km / 13 mi	depth 128 km	Aug 26, 09:42 UTC

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