Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Dominican Republic, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
72
M5+
Strongest
M7.8
M7+ events
2
Tsunami events
1
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-08-04 | 7.8 | 16 km NNW of Miches, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-04-21 | 7.1 | 11 km WNW of Sánchez, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-08-08 | 7.0 | 24 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-06-24 | 6.9 |
| 52 km S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic |
| 24 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-04-24 | 6.8 | 26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 100 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-04-22 | 6.7 | 7 km WSW of Samaná, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-05-31 | 6.6 | 5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-06-11 | 6.5 | 47 km SE of Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-01-08 | 6.5 | 3 km NNW of Matanzas, Dominican Republic | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-09-22 | 6.4 | 2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-11-30 | 6.4 | 52 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-08-21 | 6.3 | 10 km ESE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-04-23 | 6.2 | 16 km ENE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-09-19 | 6.2 | 10 km SSE of Joba Arriba, Dominican Republic | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-03-23 | 6.1 | 49 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic | 80 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-02-28 | 6.0 | 9 km ENE of Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-01-22 | 6.0 | 31 km NNE of Cabrera, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-08-24 | 6.0 | 5 km ESE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-05-02 | 5.9 | Dominican Republic region | 82 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-11-12 | 5.9 | 15 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-09-14 | 5.9 | 14 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic | 170 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2025-02-25 | 5.8 | 102 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | 46 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-08-13 | 5.8 | 1 km SSE of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-03-26 | 5.8 | 10 km ESE of Cabarete, Dominican Republic | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-05-28 | 5.8 | 45 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic🌊 | 90 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1964-08-03 | 5.8 | 6 km ESE of Imbert, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-09-14 | 5.8 | 6 km WNW of Gaspar Hernández, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-01-15 | 5.7 | 30 km SSW of Sabana Buey, Dominican Republic | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-06-18 | 5.7 | 71 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 62 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1946-09-25 | 5.7 | 16 km N of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-07-12 | 5.6 | 3 km N of Guananico, Dominican Republic | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-09-22 | 5.6 | 17 km N of Sosúa, Dominican Republic | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-09-05 | 5.6 | 14 km SW of El Cacao, Dominican Republic | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-09-20 | 5.6 | 25 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 101 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-07-21 | 5.6 | 64 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-09-13 | 5.5 | 64 km S of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | 49 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1953-06-02 | 5.5 | 9 km W of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1967-05-06 | 5.5 | 4 km WSW of Castillo, Dominican Republic | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-06-25 | 5.5 | 51 km S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-01-05 | 5.5 | 5 km NNW of Baní, Dominican Republic | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-06-03 | 5.5 | 9 km NW of Pizarrete, Dominican Republic | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-09-18 | 5.5 | 14 km SSW of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-11-13 | 5.4 | 56 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 95 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-12-26 | 5.3 | 72 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-01-18 | 5.3 | 10 km E of El Puerto, Dominican Republic | 82 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-06-02 | 5.3 | 4 km ESE of Pedro García, Dominican Republic | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1993-08-19 | 5.3 | 11 km SSW of El Cacao, Dominican Republic | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-10-11 | 5.3 | 11 km ESE of El Puerto, Dominican Republic | 101 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-02-04 | 5.3 | 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 74 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-08-10 | 5.2 | 11 km NNW of San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic | 58 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-11-01 | 5.2 | 22 km E of Miches, Dominican Republic | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-05-20 | 5.2 | 47 km SSW of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | 40 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-09-23 | 5.2 | 4 km S of Villa Elisa, Dominican Republic | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-12-31 | 5.1 | 21 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic | 85 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-11-17 | 5.1 | 9 km SE of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic | 99 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-04-24 | 5.1 | 4 km N of Piedra Blanca, Dominican Republic | 83 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-03-21 | 5.1 | 61 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 97 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-12-29 | 5.1 | 15 km W of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic | 133 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-09-23 | 5.1 | 39 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1981-02-15 | 5.1 | 8 km S of Guaymate, Dominican Republic | 112 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2012-07-07 | 5.1 | 4 km SE of Pescadería, Dominican Republic | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-04-18 | 5.1 | 28 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 85 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-12-18 | 5.1 | 7 km N of Quisqueya, Dominican Republic | 104 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-06-26 | 5.0 | 51 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 82 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-06-14 | 5.0 | 31 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 87 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1980-07-20 | 5.0 | 77 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1978-02-17 | 5.0 | 54 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 98 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-12-03 | 5.0 | 10 km S of Sánchez, Dominican Republic | 81 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-01-18 | 5.0 | 5 km NNW of Piedra Blanca, Dominican Republic | 91 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-06-08 | 5.0 | 1 km S of Piedra Blanca, Dominican Republic | 112 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-09-03 | 5.0 | 1 km WNW of Villa Vásquez, Dominican Republic | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-03-04 | 5.0 | 11 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic | 163 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |