MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
8 km SE of Ramón Santana, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Ramón Santana, Dominican Republic on 27 Sept 2026, 21:49 UTC. The hypocentre was 109 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report. 7 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 109 km
- Latitude
- 18.48°N
- Time
- 21:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.2
intermediate
69.13°W longitude
27 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.2
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 951 tonnes of TNT.
109 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
7 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
28 Sept 2026, 19:45 UTC · 71 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 18:20 UTC · 19 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 17:37 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 15:01 UTC · 78.2 km deep