Is El Seibo safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is El Seibo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Seibo scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Dominican Republic Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 12 Jun 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
El Seibo scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Dominican Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to El Seibo: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (44/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 18.7700° N, 69.0400° W place El Seibo within Yuma. Heading to Santo Domingo: 95.7 km WSW.
Yuma
18.7700° N, 69.0400° W
Lowland
UTC
66,867
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Dominican Republic
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of El Seibo happened in February, June and August (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 25 Feb 2025 (126 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 5 Aug 2025 (101 km away) — USGS details
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