A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Guaymate in Dominican Republic on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 14:18:09 / July 27, 2015 @ 2:18 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -68.9745° West, 18.5534° North, depth 154 km. Unique identifier: pr15208003. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15208003. The epicenter was at a depth of 154 km (96 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 10:18:09 / 10:18 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Monte Plata, Samaná, Bayaguana (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km S of Guaymate, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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