90 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

2 days ago

USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 90 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 08 Nov 2026, 06:30 UTC. The hypocentre was 30.4 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 1 time since the first report. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 30.4 km
Latitude: 19.20°N
Time: 06:30 UTC
Magnitude: M4.5

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.5

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.

30.4 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.