Earthquake reference
68 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
USGS recorded this 2.96 magnitude event near 68 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic at 2026-10-02T12:07:39.250000+00:00. The published hypocentral depth is 5 km and the review status is reviewed. Event parameters can be revised as additional observations are processed. Nearby airports and postal locations on this page are calculated spatial references only; they do not establish administrative jurisdiction, damage, causation or future risk. This record is not an earthquake forecast or emergency alert.
Key facts
- Magnitude
- 2.96
- Magnitude type
- ml
- Occurred at
- 2026-10-02T12:07:39.250000+00:00
- Updated at
- 2026-10-02T12:58:14.718000+00:00
- Review status
- reviewed
- Event type
- earthquake
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Significance
- 135
- Network
- pr
- Latitude
- 18.8971
- Longitude
- -67.8431
- Depth (km)
- 5
- USGS event page
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr2026275000
Upstream revision context
USGS event revision
This timeline contains versions captured by DataOfWorld; it is not a complete official revision archive.
| Updated | Status | Payload digest |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02T12:58:14.718000+00:00 | reviewed | c5cf362be3af |
Associated event IDs: us6000tz12, pr2026275000
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- Applicable date
- 2026-10-02
- Dataset version
- f21d1cd57aee
- License
- United States public domain
- Attribution
- U.S. Geological Survey
DataOfWorld deterministic earthquake profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-10-02
- Dataset version
- earthquake-profile-v1
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
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