A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from La Romana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/09/15 / 2015-09-08 15:50:23 / September 8, 2015 @ 3:50 pm. Id of earthquake: pr15251005. Event ids that are associated: pr15251005. The temblor was reported at 11:50:23 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.9154° West, 18.068° North, depth 139 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 139 km (86 miles).
The epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hato Mayor del Rey, Boca Chica, Santa Cruz de El Seibo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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