Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M3.6 earthquake 8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic at Sep 7, 2026, 02:46 UTC, at a depth of 143 km. The epicentre was 9 km (5 mi) SSW of Salvaleon de Higueey.

Details

Magnitude	3.6 md
Time	Sep 7, 2026, 02:46 UTC
Depth	143.0 km
Coordinates	18.547, -68.746
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	87 km / 54 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	97 km / 60 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 21:12 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	18 km / 11 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	69 km / 43 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	19 km / 12 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	65 km / 41 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
3.3	56 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	80 km / 50 mi	depth 60 km	Oct 9, 15:57 UTC
3.6	51 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	80 km / 50 mi	depth 61 km	Oct 8, 04:12 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	33 km / 21 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.3	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 32 km	Oct 2, 13:29 UTC
3.1	66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 2, 12:06 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	21 km / 13 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	16 km / 10 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	47 km / 29 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	29 km / 18 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	32 km / 20 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
3.0	56 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 20 km	Sep 24, 17:57 UTC
3.7	47 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	71 km / 44 mi	depth 87 km	Sep 24, 00:07 UTC
3.2	65 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	90 km / 56 mi	depth 42 km	Sep 23, 12:37 UTC
4.0	14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	37 km / 23 mi	depth 174 km	Sep 22, 02:49 UTC
3.7	30 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	49 km / 30 mi	depth 128 km	Sep 18, 21:26 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	99 km / 62 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.7	26 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	38 km / 24 mi	depth 147 km	Sep 17, 23:33 UTC

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