Is Pantanal safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Pantanal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pantanal scores 52/100 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.
Pantanal scores 52/100 (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 Pantanal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Pantanal belongs to Yuma (Dominican Republic), centered at coordinates 18.5586° N, 68.3694° W. Distance to Santo Domingo is 160.9 km towards the W.
Yuma
18.5586° N, 68.3694° W
Lowland
UTC
138,919
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Pantanal happened in February, May, June and August (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 25 Feb 2025 (104 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 5 Aug 2025 (44 km away) — USGS details
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