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M2.6 earthquake 36 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic at Feb 23, 2026, 18:52 UTC, at a depth of 35 km. The epicentre was 47 km (29 mi) NE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo. 1 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Details

Magnitude	2.6 md
Time	Feb 23, 2026, 18:52 UTC
Depth	35.3 km
Coordinates	19.050, -68.707
Felt reports	1
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
3.2	77 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 33 km	Oct 23, 00:13 UTC
2.7	61 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	52 km / 32 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	51 km / 31 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 21:12 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	68 km / 42 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	24 km / 15 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	31 km / 19 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	68 km / 42 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
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	62 km / 39 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	44 km / 27 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.3	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	84 km / 52 mi	depth 32 km	Oct 2, 13:29 UTC
3.0	68 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 5 km	Oct 2, 12:07 UTC
3.1	66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	80 km / 50 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 2, 12:06 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	72 km / 45 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	71 km / 44 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	84 km / 52 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	66 km / 41 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
3.0	56 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	89 km / 55 mi	depth 20 km	Sep 24, 17:57 UTC
4.0	14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	88 km / 55 mi	depth 174 km	Sep 22, 02:49 UTC
3.4	87 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	86 km / 53 mi	depth 25 km	Sep 21, 01:33 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	43 km / 27 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.7	26 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	94 km / 58 mi	depth 147 km	Sep 17, 23:33 UTC
3.3	75 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 30 km	Sep 17, 05:47 UTC

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