A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.94 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -68.7603° West, 18.0265° North, depth 87 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/08/25 / 2025-08-24 11:41:56 / August 24, 2025 @ 11:41 am UTC/GMT. The 3.94-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:41:56 / 11:41 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2025236000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025236000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 87 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, San Pedro de Macorís, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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