LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 14 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic on 22 Sept 2026, 02:49 UTC. The hypocentre was 174 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 174 km
- Latitude
- 18.30°N
- Time
- 02:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.0
intermediate
68.98°W longitude
22 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.0
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 15 tonnes of TNT.
174 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
22 Sept 2026, 03:36 UTC · 14 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 23:48 UTC · 10 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 21:37 UTC · 10 km deep
21 Sept 2026, 20:53 UTC · 583.7 km deep