Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 5.8ml
102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yes. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake was recorded 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic at 05:48 UTC on 2025-02-25, 46 km deep. 393 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 5.8 (ml)
- Depth
- 46 km below the surface
- Felt
- 393 reports · strongest reported intensity VI
- Measured shaking
- intensity IV (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Aguadilla Municipio, 147 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 259 days ago
This was a moderate earthquake. Shaking at this size can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 316 km (196 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 9 kilotons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 6.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Ridgecrest, California 2019 M 7.1 75× the energy of this one
- Loma Prieta, California 1989 M 6.9 38× the energy of this one
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 19× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 5.8 about 9 kilotons of TNT
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 this one released 1.7× more
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 19,000× more
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 4.7 on 2018-12-07.
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 19.4565, -68.0846. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 147 km (91 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Isabela Municipio, PR | 156 km (97 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Isabela Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
47 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.3 93 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 73 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.3 100 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 105 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.3 105 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.5 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 92 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.3 93 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 93 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 91 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.1 110 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 96 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 66 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 112 km NNE 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.