A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Monday. Id of earthquake: pr15362004. Event ids that are associated: pr15362004. Exact location, longitude -68.3131° West, latitude 18.0734° North, depth = 76 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/12/15 / 2015-12-28 06:37:37 / December 28, 2015 @ 6:37 am. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:37:37 / 1:37 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 76 km (47 miles).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 73 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
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 four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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