List of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

This is a list of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

Earthquakes

Date	Location	Mag.	MMI	Deaths	Injuries	Damage / notes	Ref
2021-11-22	Puerto Plata	4.5 Mw	V	–	–	Schools damaged	[1] [2]
2019-02-04	La Altagracia	5.3 Mw	V	–	–	Some buildings damaged	[3] [4]
2015-01-14	Barahona	3.0 Mw	–	2	–	Deaths due to mine collapse / Aftershock	[5]
2015-01-13	Barahona	4.5 Mw	IV	–	–	Schools damaged	[6] [5]
2003-10-16	Puerto Plata	4.8 Mw	V	–	–	Minor damage / Aftershock	[7]
2003-09-22	Puerto Plata	6.4 Mw	X	3	Dozens	Significant damage
1987-09-03	Monte Cristi	5.0 Mw	IV	–	–	Minor damage	[8]
1987-06-24	San Pedro de Macoris	5.2 Mw	IV	5	–		[9]
1984-06-24	San Pedro de Macorís	6.7 Mw	VII	5	–
1971-06-11	Santo Domingo	6.5 Mw	V	–	51	Minimal damage	[10]
1953-05-31	Hermanas Mirabal	6.6 Mw	VI	–	–	Some houses damaged	[11]
1948-04-21	Samaná	6.9 Mw	VII	–	–		[12]
1946-08-08	Samaná	7.0 Mw	VII	–	–	Buildings damaged	[13]
1946-08-04	Samaná	7.8 Mw	IX	2,550	–	Destructive tsunami	[14]
1943-07-29	Mona Passage	7.7 Mw	VII	–	–	Some damage	[15]
1916-11-30	Samaná	6.4 Mw	–	–	–		[16]
1916-04-24	La Altagracia	6.8 Mw	–	–	–		[17]
1914-02-28	Hato Mayor	6.0 Mw	–	–	–		[18]
1911-10-06	Pedernales	6.7 Mw	–	–	–		[19]
1842-05-07	Santiago / Haiti	7.6 Mw	IX	5,300	–		[20]
1615-09-07	Santo Domingo	7.5 Mw	–	–	–		[21]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• List of earthquakes in Haiti
• List of earthquakes in Puerto Rico

References

1. "M 4.5 – 4 km SSE of Río Grande, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
2. "Magnitude 4.9 tremor leaves 13 schools cracked". dominicantoday.com.
3. "M 5.3 – 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
4. "Strong earthquake in the east of the Dominican Republic" (in German).
5. "Dominican Republic: Many schools damaged in earthquake – Two dead in aftershocks" (in German). 13 January 2015.
6. "M 4.7 – 5 km WSW of Las Salinas, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
7. "M 4.8 – 3 km S of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
8. "M 5.0 – 1 km WNW of Villa Vázquez, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
9. "M 5.2 – 50 km SSE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
10. "M 6.5 – 52 km SE of Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
11. "M 6.6 – 5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
12. "M 6.9 – 2 km N of Sánchez, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
13. "M 7.0 – 25 km E of Arroyo Salado, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
14. "M 7.8 - 16 km NNW of Miches, Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
15. "M 7.7 – 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico". United States Geological Survey.
16. "M 6.4 - 52 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
17. "M 6.8 - 26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
18. "M 6.0 - 9 km ENE of Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
19. "M 6.7 - 82 km SE of Enriquillo, Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
20. "M 7.6 - Near Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
21. "M 7.5 - Near the South Coast of the Dominican Republic". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2025-08-14.