Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — December 2025

28 earthquakes were recorded in the Dominican Republic during December 2025, an average of 0.9 per day.

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 61 km.

The month's largest event in the Dominican Republic was a magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 28 December 2025 at 04:59 UTC. A magnitude 4.4 earthquake radiates roughly 60 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 up from the 17 recorded the previous month.

57% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 43% 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 2 in the magnitude 2 range, 24 in the magnitude 3 range, 2 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 05 December, when 6 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.4 near Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 28 December at 75 km; M4.3 near Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 28 December at 77 km; M4.0 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 18 December at 91 km.

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