A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Monday. Event id: pr16228005. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16228005. Global time and date of event 15/08/16 / 2016-08-15 13:51:07 / August 15, 2016 @ 1:51 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:51:07 / 8:51 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 89 km (55 miles). Exact location of event, depth 89 km, -68.6727° West, 17.9179° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Guaymate, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (40 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 51 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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