A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:48:53 / 5:48 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.07 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.0667 West, latitude 19.329 North, depth = 19.07 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/02/25 / 2025-02-25 05:48:53 / February 25, 2025 @ 5:48 am. Unique identifier: us6000pvad. Ids that are associated to the event: pt25056000, us6000pvad. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 104 km (65 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 110 km (68 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Miches, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 90 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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