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M5.6 Earthquake near 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

UTC time: 2025-02-25 05:48:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
46.0 km
Source
NNSN

102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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M5.6 Earthquake near 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 2025-02-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 2025-02-25 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On February 25, 2025 at 05:48 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 46 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
1dffd2e8e7d1c2483d4f85000d559b144a62b493
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
46.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-25 05:48:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
19.45600, -68.08500

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 46 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 46 km
Shallow
46 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Punta Cana102.8 kmS100'023
Santo Domingo Este214.5 kmSW700'000

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours8
First 24 hours14
First 72 hours20
Strongest subsequent eventM4.5
M3.92025-02-25 06:07:28 UTC16.5 km117 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.12025-02-25 06:09:47 UTC25.1 km77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.82025-02-25 06:11:51 UTC11.9 km112 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.92025-02-25 06:22:48 UTC11.6 km113 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.82025-02-25 07:55:34 UTC33.9 km69 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.82025-02-25 08:52:47 UTC103.4 km47 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico M3.42025-02-25 09:51:11 UTC16.1 km92 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.62025-02-25 11:13:38 UTC6.8 km100 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.72025-02-25 11:51:22 UTC15.9 km115 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.42025-02-25 12:28:45 UTC28.9 km75 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.42025-02-25 15:02:19 UTC24.6 km78 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M2.52025-02-25 16:22:20 UTC6.7 km103 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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