A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: pr15217008. Event ids that are associated: pr15217008. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:36:42 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 02:36:42 / August 5, 2015 @ 2:36 am. Exact location of earthquake, -68.3935° West, 18.8875° North, depth 92 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Romana, Guaymate, Miches (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 earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days eighty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 33 km N of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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