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M3.0 earthquake 62 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 62 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic at Feb 21, 2026, 01:44 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 85 km (53 mi) NNE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo.

Details

Magnitude	3.0 ml
Time	Feb 21, 2026, 01:44 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	19.505, -68.828
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	1 km / 0 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	72 km / 45 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	56 km / 35 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	47 km / 29 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	24 km / 15 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	19 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.3	75 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 30 km	Sep 17, 05:47 UTC
3.2	58 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 14, 19:44 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	35 km / 22 mi	depth 11 km	Aug 27, 01:41 UTC
3.0	76 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	20 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 10, 05:46 UTC
3.2	78 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	96 km / 60 mi	depth 20 km	Aug 9, 22:11 UTC
3.4	34 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 79 km	Aug 7, 10:46 UTC
3.7	61 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic	48 km / 30 mi	depth 32 km	Aug 7, 07:05 UTC
3.6	107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	65 km / 41 mi	depth 77 km	Aug 4, 08:41 UTC
4.3	1 km S of Sánchez, Dominican Republic	89 km / 55 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 3, 05:01 UTC
3.3	53 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	82 km / 51 mi	depth 14 km	Jul 20, 00:43 UTC
4.0	44 km NNE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic	58 km / 36 mi	depth 15 km	Jul 14, 15:20 UTC
3.3	89 km N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	58 km / 36 mi	depth 37 km	Jul 4, 18:06 UTC
3.9	87 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	81 km / 51 mi	depth 62 km	Jul 4, 13:55 UTC
3.4	3 km N of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	93 km / 58 mi	depth 85 km	Jul 1, 15:57 UTC
3.7	65 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	83 km / 51 mi	depth 55 km	Jul 1, 09:23 UTC
3.7	34 km N of Miches, Dominican Republic	29 km / 18 mi	depth 16 km	Jun 22, 09:59 UTC
4.1	34 km E of Miches, Dominican Republic	61 km / 38 mi	depth 138 km	Jun 19, 07:55 UTC
3.8	3 km N of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	99 km / 62 mi	depth 61 km	Jun 17, 23:06 UTC
3.4	55 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	93 km / 58 mi	depth 6 km	Jun 15, 12:36 UTC

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