3.9
Earthquake Details: Dominican Republic
8/11/2026, 3:38:48 AM
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred near Dominican Republic on 8/11/2026 at 3:38:48 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -100 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-100 km
Significance
Latitude18.4130
Longitude-68.9661
Event IDemsc:20260811_0000161
Magnitude3.9
Updated:8/11/2026, 10:37:06 AM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/10/2026, 11:38:48 PM AST
- UTC
- 8/11/2026, 3:38:48 AM UTC
-100 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.663 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.431 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.435 km SSE of Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicAfterM3.645 km WSW of Stella, Puerto RicoAfterM3.7110 km SW of Pole Ojea, Puerto RicoAfterM3.755 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.5106 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.497 km N of Culebra, Puerto RicoAfterM3.546 km N of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.471 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.876 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin IslandsAfterM3.4110 km N of Suárez, Puerto RicoAfter
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