A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41 km (25 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/11/15 / 2015-11-18 10:40:45 / November 18, 2015 @ 10:40 am. Id of earthquake: pr15322004. Event ids that are associated: pr15322004. The temblor was reported at 05:40:45 / 5:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.2313° West, 19.1119° North, depth 41 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 61 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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