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M2.9 earthquake 40 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 40 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic at Aug 9, 2025, 19:12 UTC, at a depth of 2 km. The epicentre was 60 km (38 mi) NNE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo.

Details

Magnitude	2.9 ml
Time	Aug 9, 2025, 19:12 UTC
Depth	2.4 km
Coordinates	19.247, -68.775
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	29 km / 18 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	57 km / 35 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 21:12 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	88 km / 55 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	33 km / 21 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	27 km / 17 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	88 km / 54 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	84 km / 52 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	85 km / 53 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	24 km / 15 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.3	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	96 km / 60 mi	depth 32 km	Oct 2, 13:29 UTC
3.1	66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 57 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 2, 12:06 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 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	83 km / 51 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
3.4	87 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 57 mi	depth 25 km	Sep 21, 01:33 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	24 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.3	75 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	85 km / 53 mi	depth 30 km	Sep 17, 05:47 UTC
3.2	58 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	59 km / 37 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 14, 19:44 UTC
3.6	8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic	78 km / 48 mi	depth 143 km	Sep 7, 02:46 UTC
3.9	10 km NW of La Romana, Dominican Republic	88 km / 55 mi	depth 104 km	Aug 29, 17:36 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	10 km / 6 mi	depth 11 km	Aug 27, 01:41 UTC
4.0	11 km W of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 128 km	Aug 26, 09:42 UTC
4.1	36 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 90 km	Aug 25, 03:25 UTC
3.9	7 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	100 km / 62 mi	depth 103 km	Aug 18, 03:33 UTC

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