Magnitude 5.9 earthquake felt in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake centered 64 miles north-northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic shook that country and Puerto Rico.

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. 

The quake was recorded just before 2 a.m. Tuesday local time and centered in the Caribbean Sea about 64 miles north-northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, a popular beach town and tourist destination. It was also felt in the western portion of Puerto Rico.

According to the United States Geological Service, this was part of a swarm of at least 10 earthquakes in that area of the Caribbean Sea that began Monday morning. No immediate damage has been reported.

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Numerous tectonic plates meet in the Caribbean. Plate movements have caused large-magnitude earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 quake that struck Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince in 2010 and killed hundreds of thousands. 

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