A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guaymate in Dominican Republic. Exact location of event, longitude -68.9363 West, latitude 18.5294 North, depth = 126 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 126 km (78 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:33:49 / 9:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/12/15 / 2015-12-29 13:33:49 / December 29, 2015 @ 1:33 pm. Id of earthquake: pr15363006. Event ids that are associated: pr15363006.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bayaguana, Sabana de La Mar, Boca Chica (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-eight 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 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 7 km SE of Guaymate, Dominican Republic.
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