Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic — Page 3

Seismic activity in the Dominican Republic is moderate by global standards, with 21 events recorded in the past 30 days, and 12 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction.

566 earthquakes have been recorded in the Dominican Republic in our catalogue, 21 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 3.6 and the average focal depth 60 km. 70 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 12 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in the Dominican Republic in this period was a magnitude 5.9 event near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 25 February 2025, at a depth of 0 km. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake radiates roughly 10,676 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Punta Cana (264), Boca de Yuma (138), Miches (47), La Romana (28), Otra Banda (20).

61% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 39% 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.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake at 195 km beneath Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 05 August 2025.

By band, the catalogue holds 51 in the magnitude 2 range, 445 in the magnitude 3 range, 58 in the magnitude 4 range, 12 in the magnitude 5 range.

The busiest single day was 24 June 2025, with 26 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.