Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — April 2025

38 earthquakes were recorded in the Dominican Republic during April 2025, an average of 1.3 per day.

5 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 61 km.

The month's largest event in the Dominican Republic was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 29 April 2025 at 16:11 UTC. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake radiates roughly 674 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the the Dominican Republic monthly average of 26 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 34 recorded the previous month.

63% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 37% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

By band, the catalogue holds 3 in the magnitude 2 range, 30 in the magnitude 3 range, 4 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 27 April, when 10 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.1 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 29 April at 115 km; M4.7 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 29 April at 110 km; M4.5 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 29 April at 96 km.

That is 44% above the 26 events the Dominican Republic averages per month across the 21 months on record.