A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Sunday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:48:55 / 6:48 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr16213005. Event ids that are associated: pr16213005. Exact location of earthquake, -68.5999° West, 17.7835° North, depth 80 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80 km (50 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/07/16 / 2016-07-31 23:48:55 / July 31, 2016 @ 11:48 pm.
Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop). Nearby 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 two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each 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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