A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.34 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The 3.34-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:36:04 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61 km (38 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/07/17 / 2017-07-16 19:36:04 / July 16, 2017 @ 7:36 pm. Id of earthquake: pr2017197007. Event ids that are associated: pr2017197007. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.5286 West, latitude 17.8631 North, depth = 61 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (49 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 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 Punta Cana, La Romana, San Rafael del Yuma.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 57 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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