A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72 km (45 miles). Event id: pr15267005. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15267005. The temblor was picked up at 10:00:00 / 10:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.5325° West, latitude 18.6618° North, depth = 72 km. Global time and date of event 24/09/15 / 2015-09-24 14:00:00 / September 24, 2015 @ 2:00 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hato Mayor del Rey, Miches, Santa Cruz de El Seibo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 13 km E of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic.
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