Earthquakes near Salvaleón de Higüey today

Recent earthquakes near Salvaleón de Higüey

USGS recorded 20 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Salvaleón de Higüey in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.7 100 km N of the city at Oct 18, 17:15 local time (7 days ago).

The average depth was about 69 km and 11 of 20 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 2, 2026 with 3 quakes.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Santo_Domingo.

Largest earthquakes near Salvaleón de Higüey in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Salvaleón de Higüey in the past 12 months was M5.0 on Jun 26, 2026, 80 km SSE of the city (51 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic).

With 326 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 27.2 a month), the area around Salvaleón de Higüey is very active by global standards. 3 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Salvaleón de Higüey?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.8 at 37 km, was probably felt in Salvaleón de Higüey by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 6 of these quakes: M3.4 on Oct 10, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M3.6 on Oct 8, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M3.9 on Oct 3, 2026 (11 reports, max intensity 3.1); M3.4 on Sep 28, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Salvaleón de Higüey in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 142 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
• Live earthquake map

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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