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M3.9 earthquake 10 km NW of La Romana, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of La Romana, Dominican Republic at Aug 29, 2026, 17:36 UTC, at a depth of 104 km. The epicentre was 11 km (7 mi) NW of La Romana.

Details

Magnitude	3.9 ml
Time	Aug 29, 2026, 17:36 UTC
Depth	104.5 km
Coordinates	18.495, -69.040
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
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	16 km / 10 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	90 km / 56 mi	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	69 km / 43 mi	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	15 km / 9 mi	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	96 km / 60 mi	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	65 km / 40 mi	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	95 km / 59 mi	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	16 km / 10 mi	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	35 km / 22 mi	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	66 km / 41 mi	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	30 km / 19 mi	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	6 km / 4 mi	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
4.2	11 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic	71 km / 44 mi	depth 99 km	Sep 27, 10:07 UTC
3.7	47 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	92 km / 57 mi	depth 87 km	Sep 24, 00:07 UTC
4.0	14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic	23 km / 14 mi	depth 174 km	Sep 22, 02:49 UTC
3.7	30 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	55 km / 34 mi	depth 128 km	Sep 18, 21:26 UTC
3.7	26 km SW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	42 km / 26 mi	depth 147 km	Sep 17, 23:33 UTC
3.6	8 km SSW of Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic	32 km / 20 mi	depth 143 km	Sep 7, 02:46 UTC
3.4	46 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	80 km / 50 mi	depth 60 km	Sep 1, 15:15 UTC
3.4	22 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	84 km / 52 mi	depth 94 km	Sep 1, 03:03 UTC

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