A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The temblor was picked up at 14:40:12 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15319009. Id of event: pr15319009. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/15 / 2015-11-15 18:40:12 / November 15, 2015 @ 6:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -68.4237 West, latitude 18.2098 North, depth = 120 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 63 km (39 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, La Romana, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 27 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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