An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 17 minutes ago 26 km southeast of Nagua, Dominican Republic, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Nagua, Provincia Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Dominican Republic, early morning on Monday, August 3rd, 2026, at 1:01 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Weak shaking might have been felt in Sanchez (pop. 11,400) located 5 km from the epicenter, Las Terrenas (pop. 7,700) 10 km away, Nagua (pop. 33,900) 26 km away, El Factor (pop. 7,000) 28 km away, Samana (pop. 11,400) 32 km away, Sabana de la Mar (pop. 14,000) 35 km away, Sabana Grande de Boya (pop. 16,800) 41 km away, Bayaguana (pop. 21,100) 58 km away, San Francisco de Macoris (pop. 124,800) 66 km away, and Santo Domingo (pop. 2,201,900) 93 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 3, 2026 01:01 am (Santo Domingo time) local time (3 Aug 2026 05:01 GMT)Magnitude: 4.5Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 19.27°N / 69.63°W (Samaná, Dominican Republic)Primary data source: EMSC