Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.2ml
61 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yes. A magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 61 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at 1:12 pm AST on 3 February 2020 (17:12 UTC), 7.0 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 7.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Mayagüez Municipio, 92 km S
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2398 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 18 km (11 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 67 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 230,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 160,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 14× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.2 about 67 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 2020-01-29 — about 3,600 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 18.9105, -67.9335. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez Municipio, PR | 92 km (57 mi) | S | earthquakes near Mayagüez Municipio |
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 96 km (60 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Rincón Municipio, PR | 96 km (60 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Rincón Municipio |
| Aguada Municipio, PR | 99 km (61 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aguada Municipio |
| Moca Municipio, PR | 108 km (67 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Moca Municipio |
| Isabela Municipio, PR | 108 km (67 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Isabela Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.5 98 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 59 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 85 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.5 69 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.5 61 km NW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- 3.2 87 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 89 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.2 96 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.5 92 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.6 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 101 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 79 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 Mona Passage
- 3.6 74 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.4 94 km NE 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
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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