# Earthquake hits Dominican Republic

- Place: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (18.4861, -69.9312)
- Published: 2026-11-06T01:20:55.370Z · expires 2026-11-13T01:20:55.370Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/7va
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic region on Thursday, Nov 5, at 07:27 pm local time, per volcanodiscovery.com.

The USGS reports the quake occurred near Santo Domingo and was felt by residents in the capital city, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic expelled more than 40,500 Haitians in October, according to caribbeannationalweekly.com, escalating regional migration tensions.

## Sources

- [Dominican Republic expels more than 40,500 Haitians in October](https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/dominican-republic-expels-more-than-40500-haitians-in-october) · caribbeannationalweekly.com · 2026-11-05
- [Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - 11 km west of San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan, Dominican Republic, on Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, at 11:57 am (GMT -4)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23609420/mag2quake-Nov-5-2026-Dominican-Republic-Region.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-05
- [Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - Dominican Republic Region on Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, at 07:27 pm (Santo Domingo time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxOWGVfWm10X3hoNWxZcnBXeUY0SmRBa21ZQ2YxbndvTG5mVTM5N3V6aVJWZ1Y3Ri1hYkk0Y1JydUZMZ1prMHlOSThjNW5wR3BvYml1amItVUl5Zk1wbWlnNGVKeDRmQUh2MHI4OEJ0OHhrYkFzM0I3UDRKMjdJZWJlZEFsSlhOaGdLcVZXOHRabnBaendtTW42WGRJSW9qSlNuTDFPMlhNcGZtU1VQRmNCbmREeklkRUE?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-05

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.2 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 11 km deep · 1 d ago · 25 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=11.5,-78.9&extent=25.5,-60.9&range=week