Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 4.2md
102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- When
- Magnitude
- M 4.2 (md)
- Depth
- 23 km below the surface
- Felt
- 10 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Aguadilla Municipio, 138 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 390 days ago
This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon. 10 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 26 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.2 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 6,500× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 290× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 200× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.2 about 26 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 55× 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.
Where
Epicentre 19.4241, -68.0003. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 138 km (86 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Aguada Municipio, PR | 145 km (90 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Aguada Municipio |
| Isabela Municipio, PR | 147 km (92 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Isabela Municipio |
| Moca Municipio, PR | 151 km (94 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Moca Municipio |
| Quebradillas Municipio, PR | 155 km (96 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Quebradillas Municipio |
| Camuy Municipio, PR | 162 km (100 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Camuy Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.7 59 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.7 107 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 96 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.3 88 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 112 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 56 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.1 54 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.1 92 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.4 76 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.5 110 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 69 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 59 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.5 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.6 111 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.8 135 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.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km in our catalogue was M 5.8 on 2025-02-25 — it released about 340 times the energy of this one.
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service.
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.