Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — October 2026

3 earthquakes were recorded in the Dominican Republic during October 2026, an average of 0.1 per day.

0 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 11 km.

The month's largest event in the Dominican Republic was a magnitude 3.1 earthquake near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 02 October 2026 at 12:06 UTC. A magnitude 3.1 earthquake radiates roughly 747 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the the Dominican Republic monthly average of 26 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 29 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

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

Activity peaked on 02 October, when 3 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M3.1 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 02 October at 8 km; M3.0 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 02 October at 16 km; M2.9 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 02 October at 9 km.

That is 88% below the 26 events the Dominican Republic averages per month across the 23 months on record.