Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 4.2ml
90 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Yes. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded 90 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, at 8:32 pm AST on 7 August 2025 (00:32 UTC), 62 km deep. 4 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 4.2 (ml)
- Depth
- 62 km below the surface
- Felt
- 4 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Aguadilla Municipio, 131 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 382 days ago
This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 94 km (58 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 30 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 5,600× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 250× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 180× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.2 about 30 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 63× 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 5.8 on 2025-02-25 — about 300 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 19.3151, -68.0156. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla Municipio, PR | 131 km (81 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aguadilla Municipio |
| Rincón Municipio, PR | 135 km (84 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Rincón Municipio |
| Aguada Municipio, PR | 136 km (85 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Aguada Municipio |
| Isabela Municipio, PR | 140 km (87 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Isabela Municipio |
| Moca Municipio, PR | 143 km (89 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Moca Municipio |
| Añasco Municipio, PR | 147 km (92 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Añasco Municipio |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
45 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.3 68 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.8 84 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.1 116 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 111 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.7 77 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 87 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.4 69 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 84 km NW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
- 3.4 60 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 48 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.2 77 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 3.7 59 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 2.7 107 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic
- 3.4 79 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
- 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.