A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The temblor was detected at 05:02:08 / 5:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 09:02:08 / January 26, 2018 @ 9:02 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2018026002. Event ids that are associated: pr2018026002. Exact location of event, depth 86 km, -68.423° West, 18.3496° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86 km (53 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (36 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Guaymate, La Romana (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 19 km E of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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