A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 01:30:41 / 1:30 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr16124001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16124001. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73 km (45 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.7981 West, latitude 18.0907 North, depth = 73 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/05/16 / 2016-05-03 05:30:41 / May 3, 2016 @ 5:30 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Punta Cana, San Pedro de Macorís (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 37 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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