A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:52:16 / 12:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.0255° West, 18.2448° North, depth 105 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/09/15 / 2015-09-11 05:52:16 / September 11, 2015 @ 5:52 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 105 km (65 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15254002. Id of event: pr15254002.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 54 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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