A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Saturday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:05:24 / 3:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96 km (60 miles). Id of earthquake: pr16156010. Event ids that are associated: pr16156010. Global time and date of event 04/06/16 / 2016-06-04 19:05:24 / June 4, 2016 @ 7:05 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 96 km, -68.2301° West, 18.3556° North.
Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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