Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M2.7 earthquake 63 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 63 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic at May 31, 2026, 14:27 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 83 km (52 mi) NNE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo.

Details

Magnitude	2.7 ml
Time	May 31, 2026, 14:27 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	19.422, -68.659
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	21 km / 13 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	52 km / 32 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	90 km / 56 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 21:12 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	38 km / 24 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	49 km / 31 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	90 km / 56 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	99 km / 62 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	34 km / 21 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.3	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	94 km / 58 mi	depth 32 km	Oct 2, 13:29 UTC
3.1	66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	88 km / 55 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 2, 12:06 UTC
3.4	87 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	82 km / 51 mi	depth 25 km	Sep 21, 01:33 UTC
3.0	64 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	2 km / 1 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 18, 07:12 UTC
3.3	75 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	79 km / 49 mi	depth 30 km	Sep 17, 05:47 UTC
3.2	58 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	58 km / 36 mi	depth 14 km	Sep 14, 19:44 UTC
3.6	119 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	97 km / 60 mi	depth 69 km	Sep 12, 11:48 UTC
3.6	8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic	98 km / 61 mi	depth 143 km	Sep 7, 02:46 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic	32 km / 20 mi	depth 11 km	Aug 27, 01:41 UTC
4.1	36 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	82 km / 51 mi	depth 90 km	Aug 25, 03:25 UTC
3.0	76 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	33 km / 20 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 10, 05:46 UTC
3.2	78 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	77 km / 48 mi	depth 20 km	Aug 9, 22:11 UTC
3.4	34 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	80 km / 50 mi	depth 79 km	Aug 7, 10:46 UTC
3.7	61 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic	30 km / 19 mi	depth 32 km	Aug 7, 07:05 UTC
3.6	107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	49 km / 31 mi	depth 77 km	Aug 4, 08:41 UTC
3.3	53 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	62 km / 39 mi	depth 14 km	Jul 20, 00:43 UTC
4.0	44 km NNE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic	78 km / 49 mi	depth 15 km	Jul 14, 15:20 UTC

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