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M5.1 Earthquake near 35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

UTC time: 2025-08-05 09:23:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 168.0 km
Source: NNSN

35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

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About this earthquake

On August 5, 2025 at 09:23 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. At around 168 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

168.0 km

UTC time

2025-08-05 09:23:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

nnsn

Coordinates

18.16700, -68.32300

Depth profile

Intermediate

168 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 Cana46.9 kmN100'023

Santo Domingo Este164.8 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
44.7 kmStraight-line distance
Casa De Campo International AirportDominican Republic · LRM · MDLR
69.7 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 hours3

First 24 hours6

First 72 hours14

Strongest subsequent eventM5.7

M5.02025-08-05 09:23:51 UTC4.7 km37 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M5.72025-08-05 09:23:51 UTC0.1 km38 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M5.02025-08-05 09:23:52 UTC9.0 kmMONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC M2.32025-08-05 20:54:55 UTC143.3 km6 km E of La Parguera, Puerto Rico M2.12025-08-05 22:00:38 UTC143.2 km7 km ESE of La Parguera, Puerto Rico M3.42025-08-06 04:38:47 UTC66.8 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION M3.32025-08-07 02:43:46 UTC60.7 km59 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.62025-08-07 04:29:26 UTC25.1 km46 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M3.52025-08-07 04:29:26 UTC25.1 kmMONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.22025-08-07 05:43:52 UTC134.8 km15 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico M3.52025-08-07 06:33:15 UTC34.2 km71 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M4.72025-08-08 00:32:29 UTC88.3 km51 km NE 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#11

Earlier events M≥435

Earlier events M≥510

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 UTC145.6 km102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.82025-06-24 02:45:45 UTC83.5 km51 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.72025-08-05 09:23:48 UTC5.0 km35 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic M5.72025-06-24 02:45:49 UTC119.8 km77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic M5.72025-06-24 02:45:43 UTC119.7 km77 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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