A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.33 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Santa Barbara de Samana in Dominican Republic. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/05/17 / 2017-05-26 15:43:44 / May 26, 2017 @ 3:43 pm. The temblor was picked up at 10:43:44 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2017146007. Id of event: pr2017146007. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 74 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 74 km, -68.8086° West, 19.6873° North.
Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Samaná (c. 11 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Samaná.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 76 km NE of Santa Barbara de Samana, Dominican Republic.
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