A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.9803° West, 18.9141° North, depth 88 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/02/18 / 2018-02-10 23:40:54 / February 10, 2018 @ 11:40 pm. Event id: pr2018041007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018041007. The temblor was detected at 18:40:54 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otra Banda, Punta Cana. Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 57 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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