Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.7md
24 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yes. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 24 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at 4:48 am AST on 13 April 2018 (08:48 UTC), 99 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (md)
- Depth
- 99 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Mayagüez Municipio, 54 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3050 days ago
This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 310 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 50,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 35,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 3.1× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 310 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 4.4 on 2017-10-01 — about 390 times the energy of this one.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 18.4696, -68.1995. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez Municipio, PR | 54 km (34 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio |
| Rincón Municipio, PR | 101 km (63 mi) | E | earthquakes near Rincón Municipio |
| Aguada Municipio, PR | 107 km (67 mi) | E | earthquakes near Aguada Municipio |
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 111 km (69 mi) | E | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Añasco Municipio, PR | 115 km (71 mi) | E | earthquakes near Añasco Municipio |
| Moca Municipio, PR | 119 km (74 mi) | E | earthquakes near Moca Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
39 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.4 53 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.9 53 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.9 60 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.9 56 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 52 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.0 45 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 68 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.3 69 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.0 63 km W of Rincón, Puerto Rico
- 3.1 52 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 44 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
- 3.1 47 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.6 54 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 17 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
- 2.8 48 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.