LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
13 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic on 27 Sept 2026, 10:07 UTC. The hypocentre was 98.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 6 times since the first report. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 98.1 km
- Latitude
- 18.65°N
- Time
- 10:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
intermediate
69.70°W longitude
27 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
98.1 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
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
11 Nov 2026, 22:03 UTC · 10 km deep
11 Nov 2026, 21:15 UTC · 10 km deep
11 Nov 2026, 19:50 UTC · 527.6 km deep
11 Nov 2026, 19:21 UTC · 34.9 km deep