Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 73 km north of Higuey, Dominican Republic, on Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 1:25 am (GMT -4) -
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Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
3 Jul 05:48 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 23 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 3, 2022 05:25:04 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Jul 3, 2022 at 1:25 am (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 19.24°N / 68.49°W  (North Atlantic Ocean, Dominican Republic) |
| Antipode | 19.24°S / 111.51°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 65 km (40 mi) ENE of Miches (pop: 9,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) NNE of Higuey (pop: 123,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) N of Punta Cana (pop: 100,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) NE of Hato Mayor del Rey (Hato Mayor) (pop: 36,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (64 mi) NNE of La Romana (pop: 208,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 123 km (76 mi) NE of San Pedro de Macoris (pop: 217,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 171 km (106 mi) ENE of Santo Domingo (pop: 2,201,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 179 km (111 mi) ENE of Santo Domingo Oeste (pop: 701,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  27.1°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.1 | 10 km | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION | EMSC |
| 3.1 | 10 km | 64 Km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic | USGS |
| 3.1 | 10 km | Dominican Republic: North Atlantic Ocean | RaspberryShake |
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