International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1357210
Event time 2025-04-29 03:21:19 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-29 07:21:19 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-29 03:35:45 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.4
Depth 10 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Caribbean Sea
Country Dominican Republic
Administration area Samaná
Nearest settlement Samana
Distance 36 km
Course NE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Atlantic
Water surface name North Atlantic Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.