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M4.0 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province

Name: M4.0 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province
Start: 2020-01-26T02:48:47.28+00:00
Location: 53 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

2457 d ago · 26 Jan 2020, 02:48 UTC 53 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 26 Jan 2020, 02:48 UTC at a depth of 12 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Punta Cana, about 71 km away in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 09:41 UTC

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