Minor mag. 3.6 earthquake - Caribbean Sea, 77 km southeast of Higuey, Dominican Republic, on Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 5:49 am (GMT -4) -
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Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 135 km depth
1 Jul 10:30 UTC: First to report: USGS after 41 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 1, 2022 09:49:16 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 5:49 am (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 135.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.9945°N / 68.3895°W  (Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic) |
| Antipode | 17.995°S / 111.611°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 49 km (30 mi) SSE of Yuma (pop: 1,990) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) S of Punta Cana (pop: 100,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) SSE of Higuey (pop: 123,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 110 km (68 mi) ESE of San Pedro de Macoris (pop: 217,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 110 km (68 mi) SE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo (El Seibo) (pop: 23,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 125 km (78 mi) SE of Hato Mayor del Rey (Hato Mayor) (pop: 36,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 138 km (85 mi) ESE of Boca Chica (pop: 46,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 167 km (104 mi) ESE of Santo Domingo (pop: 2,201,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from E |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 135 km | 48 Km SSE of Boca De Yuma, Dominican Republic | USGS |
| 2.6 | 129 km | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION | EMSC |
| 3.6 | 135 km | Dominican Republic: Mona Passage | RaspberryShake |
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