A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The temblor was detected at 14:35:53 / 2:35 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 147 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15198038. Id of event: pr15198038. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.6928 West, latitude 17.899 North, depth = 147 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 19:35:53 / July 17, 2015 @ 7:35 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Guaymate, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 53 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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