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M3.6 Earthquake near 46 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

UTC time: 2025-08-07 04:29:26 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
99.0 km
Source
USGS

46 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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About this earthquake

On August 7, 2025 at 04:29 UTC, a magnitude M3.6 earthquake occurred near 46 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. At around 99 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
d18c0f69e12ad4cf1cedd45f65d28e4c52d63d3e
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
99.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-07 04:29:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
18.26710, -68.10980
Temperature
28.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 99 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 99 km
Intermediate
99 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Punta Cana International AirportDominican Republic · PUJ · MDPC
    42.8 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

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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