Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — October 2025

24 earthquakes were recorded in the Dominican Republic during October 2025, an average of 0.8 per day.

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 45 km.

The month's largest event in the Dominican Republic was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Estebanía, Dominican Republic on 20 October 2025 at 19:13 UTC. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake radiates roughly 477 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the the Dominican Republic monthly average of 26 events over the period we cover, and down from the 29 recorded the previous month.

75% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 25% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 4 in the magnitude 2 range, 18 in the magnitude 3 range, 1 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 12 October, when 5 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.0 near Estebanía, Dominican Republic on 20 October at 10 km; M4.1 near Samaná, Dominican Republic on 12 October at 34 km; M3.9 near La Romana, Dominican Republic on 13 October at 116 km.

That is close to the 26 events the Dominican Republic averages per month across the 21 months on record.