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M5.2 Earthquake near Dominican Republic Region

UTC time: 2025-10-20 19:13:51 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Dominican Republic Region

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M5.2 Earthquake near Dominican Republic Region · 2025-10-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Dominican Republic Region · 2025-10-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 20, 2025 at 19:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Dominican Republic Region. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
c56919b50e81335f3cc13b59571ddb064c43dfbe
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-20 19:13:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
17.94341, -70.11301
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Baní44.0 kmNW66'709
San Cristobal52.7 kmN154'040
Santo Domingo Oeste63.0 kmN701'269

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • La Isabela International AirportDominican Republic · JBQ · MDJB
    71.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Las Américas International AirportDominican Republic · SDQ · MDSD
    71.6 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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM3.5
M3.22025-10-20 19:50:47 UTC84.2 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.12025-10-23 00:36:43 UTC36.3 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION M3.12025-10-26 01:07:22 UTC138.4 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.12025-10-29 00:34:51 UTC78.8 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.52025-11-02 19:57:25 UTC86.0 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.22025-11-05 20:43:31 UTC126.4 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.12025-11-07 22:28:30 UTC107.8 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC M3.12025-11-08 08:32:15 UTC135.1 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION M3.12025-11-09 00:28:57 UTC112.1 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION

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#1
Earlier events M≥420
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-25

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-10-20 19:13:46 UTC90.0 km13 km N of Estebanía, Dominican Republic M5.02025-10-20 19:13:46 UTC76.6 kmDominican Republic Region M4.92025-06-14 06:27:37 UTC142.8 kmEl Grillo M4.92025-09-04 13:28:43 UTC65.6 kmDominican Republic Region M4.72025-08-25 11:40:40 UTC118.5 kmDominican Republic region

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