A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr16240018. Id of event: pr16240018. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 53 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -68.5438° West, latitude 18.0424° North, depth = 53 km. Global time and date of event 27/08/16 / 2016-08-27 14:51:55 / August 27, 2016 @ 2:51 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 10:51:55 / 10:51 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey. Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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 eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 37 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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