Weak mag. 3.7 earthquake - 7 km west of Punta Cana, Higuey, Provincia de La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 3:29 pm (GMT -4) -
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Weak magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 94 km depth
30 Jun 21:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 38 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 30, 2022 19:29:08 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 3:29 pm (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.7 |
| Depth | 94.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 18.59°N / 68.47°W  (Higuey, Provincia de La Altagracia, Dominican Republic) |
| Antipode | 18.59°S / 111.53°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 7 km (4 mi) W of Punta Cana (La Altagracia) (pop: 100,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) E of Higuey (La Altagracia) (pop: 123,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) NE of Yuma (La Altagracia) (pop: 5,290) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) ESE of Hato Mayor del Rey (Hato Mayor) (pop: 36,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 90 km (56 mi) E of San Pedro de Macoris (San Pedro de Macorís) (pop: 217,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 99 km (62 mi) E of Quisqueya (San Pedro de Macorís) (pop: 17,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 147 km (91 mi) E of Santo Domingo Este (pop: 700,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 151 km (94 mi) E of Santo Domingo (Nacional) (pop: 2,201,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.7 | 94 km | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | EMSC |
| 3.7 | 94 km | 6 Km W of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | USGS |
| 3.7 | 94 km | Dominican Republic: Mona Passage | RaspberryShake |
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