3.1
Earthquake Details: Dominican Republic
8/13/2026, 4:28:25 AM
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred near Dominican Republic on 8/13/2026 at 4:28:25 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -12.1 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
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Dominican RepublicDuarte ProvinceSan Francisco de Macorís (Nearest City)Technical Details
Depth-12.1 km
Significance
Latitude19.4290
Longitude-70.1150
Event IDemsc:20260813_0000137
Magnitude3.1
Updated:8/13/2026, 10:37:25 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/13/2026, 12:28:25 AM AST
- UTC
- 8/13/2026, 4:28:25 AM UTC
-12.1 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.435 km SSE of Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicBeforeM3.645 km WSW of Stella, Puerto RicoAfterM3.7110 km SW of Pole Ojea, Puerto RicoAfterM3.28 km SW of Stella, Puerto RicoAfterM3.216 km WNW of Puerto Real, Puerto RicoAfterM3.3Dominican Republic regionAfterM3.4110 km N of Suárez, Puerto RicoAfterM3.97 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican RepublicAfterM3.2Dominican RepublicAfterM3.6Dominican Republic regionAfterM3.5Dominican Republic regionAfterM3.5Dominican RepublicAfter
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