M3.7 earthquake 125 km NNE of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 125 km NNE of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic at 02:30 local time (06:30 UTC) on 8 Nov 2026, at a depth of 16 km, according to USGS.
revised from M4.5 · 1 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”
Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-08 08:10 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 3.7minor
duration magnitude (md)
revised from 4.5 - Depth
- 16 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-11-08 06:30:19 UTC
- Local: 8 Nov 2026, 02:30:19 (America/Santo Domingo)
- Epicentre
- 19.527° N, 67.760° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Punta CanaLa Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 100,023 | 125 km | INot felt |
| Otra BandaLa Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 6,071 | 136 km | INot felt |
| Salvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 123,787 | 142 km | INot felt |
| San JuanPuerto Rico · pop. 418,140 | 210 km | INot felt |
| Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 700,000 | 248 km | INot felt |
| Santo DomingoNacional, Dominican Republic · pop. 2,201,941 | 253 km | INot felt |
| Santo Domingo OesteSanto Domingo Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 701,269 | 262 km | INot felt |
| Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago Province, Dominican Republic · pop. 1,200,000 | 307 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 28 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 | 3.7 mdwas 4.5 | 16 km | 19.53° N, 67.76° W | – | Reviewed · 1 revision |
How big was it?
Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.
It released roughly the energy of 5.4 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 16 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M3.7 releases about 32× the energy of M2.7, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 5.4 t of TNT vs 169 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M2.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. 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.
Event id us7000twwc. First recorded here 8 Nov 2026, 06:40:11 UTC. Solutions: USGS · PR (usgs:pr2026312000). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.7 earthquake 125 km NNE of Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us7000twwc-m3-7-earthquake-125-km-nne-of-punta-cana-la-altagracia-province-dominican, data from USGS.
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