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M5.7 Earthquake near 35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

UTC time: 2025-08-05 09:23:48 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.7

Depth: 194.6 km
Source: USGS

35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near 35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on August 5, 2025 at 09:23 UTC. At around 195 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.7

Depth

194.6 km

UTC time

2025-08-05 09:23:48 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

18.21200, -68.32000

Temperature

28.4°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

194.6 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Punta Cana42.1 kmN100'023

Santo Domingo Este164.1 kmW700'000

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Punta Cana International AirportDominican Republic · PUJ · MDPC
39.8 kmStraight-line distance
Casa De Campo International AirportDominican Republic · LRM · MDLR
67.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours6

First 24 hours9

First 72 hours17

Strongest subsequent eventM5.7

M5.22025-08-05 09:23:49 UTC6.6 kmDominican Republic M5.32025-08-05 09:23:50 UTC18.0 kmMona Passage M5.12025-08-05 09:23:50 UTC5.0 km35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M5.02025-08-05 09:23:51 UTC2.0 km37 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M5.72025-08-05 09:23:51 UTC5.1 km38 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M5.02025-08-05 09:23:52 UTC14.0 kmMONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC M2.32025-08-05 20:54:55 UTC143.8 km6 km E of La Parguera, Puerto Rico M2.12025-08-05 22:00:38 UTC143.8 km7 km ESE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico M3.42025-08-06 04:38:47 UTC67.0 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION M3.32025-08-07 02:43:46 UTC57.7 km59 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.62025-08-07 04:29:26 UTC23.0 km46 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.52025-08-07 04:29:26 UTC23.0 kmMONA PASSAGE, 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3

Earlier events M≥434

Earlier events M≥58

Compared since2025-01-25

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-02-25 05:48:55 UTC140.6 km102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.82025-06-24 02:45:45 UTC78.8 km51 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.72025-06-24 02:45:49 UTC114.8 km77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.72025-06-24 02:45:43 UTC114.7 km77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.72025-06-24 02:45:41 UTC100.2 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION

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