LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 04 Nov 2026, 16:59 UTC. The hypocentre was 20.8 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 20.8 km
- Latitude
- 19.23°N
- Time
- 16:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.0
shallow
68.12°W longitude
04 Nov 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.
20.8 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep