M 4.5 in Dominican Republic on 14 Jul 2026 15:20 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1551841
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 1 Km
Lat/Lon: 19.45 , -69.458
Event Date: 14 Jul 2026 15:20 UTC
14 Jul 2026 11:20 Local
Exposed Population:
390 thousand in MMI>=III
Inserted at: 14 Jul 2026 15:29 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.7 (Dominican Republic)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
PTWC 0 0
pt26195050 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

How to prepare for a possible earthquake in the Dominican Republic? 7/18/2026 2:05:00 PM.

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* Early modeling from the USGS estimates that the final death toll could reach between 10,000 and 100,000, while economic losses could amount to between 2 percent and 10 percent of Venezuela''s gross domestic product. * With aftershocks con
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Experts urge stronger building safety to reduce earthquake risk in the.. 7/15/2026 7:34:00 PM.

Santo Domingo.- Structural engineering, risk management, and insurance experts called for stronger building safety standards and greater earthquake preparedness in the Dominican Republic during the forum “Seismic Vulnerability and Structura
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Terremoto al largo di Las Terrenas: tanta paura, nessun danno 7/15/2026 1:08:00 PM.

La terra è tornata a tremare davanti alle coste di Las Terrenas , una delle località della Repubblica Dominicana con la più alta presenza di residenti italiani. Martedì 14 luglio, alle 11:20 del mattino , un terremoto di magnitudo compresa
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (3), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),