Latest quake See all | Mag. 3.4 earthquake Caribbean Sea, 10.6 km southwest of Isla de Mona Island, Mayagüez - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.9 Dominican Republic, 37 km south of Higuey, La Altagracia - Mar 15, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 09:58 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 29, 01:58 GMT | 3.4 94 km | 80 km (49 mi) to the SE | 79 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic I FELT IT | Info | |
Thursday, March 28, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 28, 05:14 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 28, 21:14 GMT | 3.0 78 km | 98 km (61 mi) to the W | Dominican Republic, 10.7 km southwest of Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor I FELT IT | Info | |
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 24, 11:33 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 25, 03:33 GMT | 3.0 109 km | 82 km (51 mi) to the SW | Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, 30 km south of La Romana, La Romana I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Mar 22, 07:51 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 22, 23:51 GMT | 3.1 80 km | 59 km (37 mi) to the W | Dominican Republic, 3.3 km east of La Romana, La Romana I FELT IT | Info | |
Mar 22, 03:43 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 22, 19:43 GMT | 3.2 93 km | 84 km (52 mi) to the W | Dominican Republic, 14 km northeast of San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris I FELT IT | Info | |
Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 20, 08:49 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 21, 00:49 GMT | 3.0 135 km | 69 km (43 mi) to the W | Dominican Republic | Info | |
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
Mar 20, 03:24 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 20, 19:24 GMT | 3.2 125 km | 43 km (27 mi) to the S | Mona Passage, Dominican Republic | Info | |
Mar 19, 08:43 pm (Santo Domingo) Mar 20, 00:43 GMT | 3.1 16 km | 66 km (41 mi) to the NW | Dominican Republic Region | Info | |
Mar 19, 08:40 pm (GMT -4) Mar 20, 00:40 GMT | 3.4 20 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the S | 63 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | Info | |
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 18, 07:05 pm (Puerto Rico) Mar 18, 23:05 GMT | 3.6 119 km | 74 km (46 mi) to the SE | 74 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Info | |
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 15, 02:06 am (Santo Domingo) Mar 15, 06:06 GMT | 3.9 128 km | 54 km (33 mi) to the SW | 4 Km W of Boca De Yuma, Dominican Republic | Info |
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Punta Cana has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 572 quakes on average per year in or near Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic. Punta Cana has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.
The last earthquake in Punta Cana occurred 9 hours ago and had a magnitude of 3.4:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea near Isla de Mona island, Puerto Rico, in the evening of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 9.58 pm local time (America/Puerto Rico GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 94 km (59 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
There have been 23 quakes of magnitude 3.0+ in or near Punta Cana in the past 30 days.
The strongest earthquake in Punta Cana in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.9 and occurred 2 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit 37 km (23 mi) away from Higuey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, in the early morning of Friday, Mar 15, 2024 at 2.06 am local time (America/Santo Domingo GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 128 km (80 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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