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Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

In the last 30 days there were 22 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the Dominican Republic, and 0 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 4.8, 8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic, on 2026-09-27.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in the Dominican Republic

Last 24 hours0
Last 7 days1
Last 30 days22
Last year228
Last 5 years1,247

M1+ in the last 7 days: 1. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in the Dominican Republic

564 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the Dominican Republic in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Jun 2025, with 49.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in the Dominican Republic in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
3.2	77 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 33 km	Oct 23, 00:13 UTC
2.7	61 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 21:15 UTC
3.4	67 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 21 km	Oct 18, 18:28 UTC
3.4	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 21:12 UTC
3.9	9 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	depth 117 km	Oct 13, 15:55 UTC
3.4	54 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic	depth 22 km	Oct 13, 11:41 UTC
3.4	15 km NNE of Miches, Dominican Republic	depth 20 km	Oct 12, 15:36 UTC
3.6	8 km ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	depth 117 km	Oct 12, 02:59 UTC
3.4	31 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 84 km	Oct 10, 16:32 UTC
3.3	56 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	depth 60 km	Oct 9, 15:57 UTC
3.6	51 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 61 km	Oct 8, 04:12 UTC
4.0	3 km SW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 141 km	Oct 4, 08:59 UTC
3.7	40 km ENE of Samaná, Dominican Republic	depth 41 km	Oct 3, 15:03 UTC
3.3	65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 32 km	Oct 2, 13:29 UTC
3.0	68 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 5 km	Oct 2, 12:07 UTC
3.1	66 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	depth 8 km	Oct 2, 12:06 UTC
3.4	7 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic	depth 115 km	Sep 29, 01:46 UTC
3.8	5 km WSW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic	depth 153 km	Sep 28, 10:54 UTC
3.4	23 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic	depth 86 km	Sep 28, 07:35 UTC
3.4	19 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic	depth 157 km	Sep 28, 01:05 UTC
4.8	8 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic	depth 111 km	Sep 27, 21:49 UTC
4.2	11 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic	depth 99 km	Sep 27, 10:07 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic, answered

Was there an earthquake in the Dominican Republic today?

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger was recorded in the Dominican Republic in the last 24 hours. Smaller ones may still have occurred and appear on the home page under “All” magnitudes.

How many earthquakes does the Dominican Republic have each year?

Over the last five years there were 1,247 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in the Dominican Republic, an average of 249 a year. 228 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in the Dominican Republic in five years?

A magnitude 5.8 on Feb 25, 2025, 05:48 UTC, 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Regions