Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6md
71 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 71 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at 9:36 am AST on 1 January 2020 (13:36 UTC), 23 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (md)
- Depth
- 23 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Aguadilla Municipio, 87 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2502 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 6 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. 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 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 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 4.6 on 2018-12-25 — about 1,000 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 18.9243, -67.8250. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 87 km (54 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Rincón Municipio, PR | 89 km (55 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Rincón Municipio |
| Aguada Municipio, PR | 91 km (56 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aguada Municipio |
| Mayagüez Municipio, PR | 94 km (58 mi) | S | earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio |
| Isabela Municipio, PR | 98 km (61 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Isabela Municipio |
| Moca Municipio, PR | 99 km (62 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Moca Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
52 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.9 77 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 83 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 2.9 101 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.0 104 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 2.8 75 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.9 99 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.0 76 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 2.9 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.4 78 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.7 67 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.0 81 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.7 37 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.8 86 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.7 89 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 2.6 79 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
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
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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