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M2.8 earthquake 23 km E of Miches, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 23 km E of Miches, Dominican Republic at Oct 15, 2025, 22:52 UTC, at a depth of 118 km. The epicentre was 32 km (20 mi) NE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo.

Details

Magnitude	2.8 ml
Time	Oct 15, 2025, 22:52 UTC
Depth	118.5 km
Coordinates	18.969, -68.829
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	59 km / 37 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	66 km / 41 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	93 km / 58 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 21:12 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	57 km / 35 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	39 km / 24 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	23 km / 14 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	56 km / 35 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	73 km / 46 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	45 km / 28 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	93 km / 58 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 2, 12:06 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	60 km / 38 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	63 km / 39 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	93 km / 58 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	74 km / 46 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	52 km / 33 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
4.2	11 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic	97 km / 60 mi	depth 99 km	Sep 27, 10:07 UTC
3.0	56 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	99 km / 62 mi	depth 20 km	Sep 24, 17:57 UTC
4.0	14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	76 km / 47 mi	depth 174 km	Sep 22, 02:49 UTC
3.7	30 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	96 km / 60 mi	depth 128 km	Sep 18, 21:26 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	54 km / 34 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.7	26 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	85 km / 53 mi	depth 147 km	Sep 17, 23:33 UTC
3.3	75 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	91 km / 57 mi	depth 30 km	Sep 17, 05:47 UTC
3.2	58 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	64 km / 39 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 14, 19:44 UTC

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