M3.5 earthquake 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic at 13:09 local time (17:09 UTC) on 4 Nov 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 19:06 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 3.5minor
duration magnitude (md) - Depth
- 10 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-11-04 17:09:51 UTC
- Local: 4 Nov 2026, 13:09:51 (America/Santo Domingo)
- Epicentre
- 19.495° N, 68.075° W
Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Punta CanaLa Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 100,023 | 107 km | INot felt |
| Otra BandaLa Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 6,071 | 112 km | INot felt |
| Salvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 123,787 | 118 km | INot felt |
| Santa Cruz de El SeiboEl Seíbo, Dominican Republic · pop. 23,547 | 130 km | INot felt |
| Hato Mayor del ReyHato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 35,999 | 148 km | INot felt |
| Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 700,000 | 217 km | INot felt |
| Santo DomingoNacional, Dominican Republic · pop. 2,201,941 | 222 km | INot felt |
| Santo Domingo OesteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 701,269 | 231 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 24 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · PR, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · PRheadlinePuerto Rico Seismic Network via U.S. Geological Survey | 3.5 md | 10 km | 19.49° N, 68.08° W | – | Reviewed |
How big was it?
Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.
It released roughly the energy of 2.6 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M3.5 releases about 31× the energy of M2.5, and its waves are about 9.8× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 2.6 t of TNT vs 85 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M2.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. 1 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
Event id pr2026308002. First recorded here 4 Nov 2026, 19:11:23 UTC. Solutions: USGS · PR (usgs:pr2026308002). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.5 earthquake 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/pr2026308002-m3-5-earthquake-107-km-nne-of-punta-cana-la-altagracia-province-dominican, data from USGS.
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