Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Caribbean Sea, 115 km east of Santo Domingo, Nacional, Dominican Republic, on Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:45 am (GMT -4) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 143 km depth
24 Jan 05:43 UTC: First to report: USGS after 58 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jan 24, 2022 04:45:25 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:45 am (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Depth | 143.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.3285°N / 68.8113°W  (Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic) |
| Antipode | 18.329°S / 111.189°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 115 km (72 mi) E of Santo Domingo (pop: 2,201,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  21.1°C (70 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ENE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.0 | 143 km | 18 Km SW of San Rafael Del Yuma, Dominican Republic | USGS |
| 4.0 | 143 km | Dominican Republic: Mona Passage | RaspberryShake |
| 4.0 | 143 km | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | EMSC |
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