A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic. Exact location of earthquake, -68.6484° West, 19.1236° North, depth 168 km. Global time and date of event 18/08/15 / 2015-08-18 02:24:58 / August 18, 2015 @ 2:24 am UTC/GMT. Event id: pr15230002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15230002. The temblor was detected at 21:24:58 / 9:24 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 168 km (104 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Sabana de La Mar (c. 14 000 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Romana, El Valle, Sabana de La Mar (min 5000 pop).
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 eleven, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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