Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — July 2025

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

1 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 68 km.

The month's largest event in the Dominican Republic was a magnitude 4.2 earthquake near San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic on 26 July 2025 at 23:47 UTC. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake radiates roughly 35 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 down from the 60 recorded the previous month.

56% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 44% 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, 37 in the magnitude 3 range, 1 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 02 July, when 6 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.2 near San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic on 26 July at 123 km; M4.0 near San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic on 06 July at 114 km; M4.0 near Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 05 July at 156 km.

That is 55% above the 26 events the Dominican Republic averages per month across the 21 months on record.