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M4.3 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province

Name: M4.3 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province
Start: 2019-01-30T16:42:24.37+00:00
Location: 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

2817 d ago · 30 Jan 2019, 16:42 UTC 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

What happened

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 30 Jan 2019, 16:42 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 108 km away in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic.

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

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