Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — January 2026

21 earthquakes were recorded in the Dominican Republic during January 2026, an average of 0.7 per day.

0 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 4.0 earthquake near Miches, Dominican Republic on 01 January 2026 at 13:35 UTC. A magnitude 4.0 earthquake radiates roughly 15 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 28 recorded the previous month.

48% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 52% 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 1 in the magnitude 2 range, 20 in the magnitude 3 range.

Activity peaked on 23 January, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.0 near Miches, Dominican Republic on 01 January at 37 km; M3.9 near San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic on 23 January at 127 km; M3.8 near Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 29 January at 85 km.

That is 20% below the 26 events the Dominican Republic averages per month across the 21 months on record.