Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — July 2026

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

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 59 km.

The month's largest event in the Dominican Republic was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic on 14 July 2026 at 15:20 UTC. A magnitude 4.5 earthquake radiates roughly 85 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.

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, 19 in the magnitude 3 range, 2 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 01 July, when 4 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.5 near Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic on 14 July at 1 km; M4.0 near Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic on 14 July at 17 km; M3.9 near La Romana, Dominican Republic on 03 July at 148 km.

That is 13% below the 26 events the Dominican Republic averages per month across the 21 months on record.