A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. All ids that are associated to the event: pr15256001. Unique identifier: pr15256001. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:55:50 / 1:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/09/15 / 2015-09-13 06:55:50 / September 13, 2015 @ 6:55 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 98 km, -68.4452° West, 18.0538° North.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, Otra Banda, La Romana.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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