Minor earthquake 3.4 mag, 12 km ESE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

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A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís in Dominican Republic on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qdi6. Unique identifier: us7000qdi6. Global time and date of event 18/07/25 / 2025-07-18 18:14:24 / July 18, 2025 @ 6:14 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 18:14:24 / 6:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -69.1969 West, latitude 18.4203 North, depth = 152.248 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 152.248 km (95 miles).

Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bella Vista, Cristo Rey, La Agustina. The epicenter was 12 km (7 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Bella Vista (c. 175 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Villa Francisca (c. 50 200 pop).

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 five, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 12 km ESE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.

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