A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.52 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The 3.52-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:58:26 / 7:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/05/17 / 2017-05-03 00:58:26 / May 3, 2017 @ 12:58 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -68.8223 West, latitude 17.9006 North, depth = 99 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 99 km (62 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2017123002. Event ids that are associated: pr2017123002.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, San Pedro de Macorís, Guaymate (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Close 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 four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 57 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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