A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Friday. The 3.39-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:56:07 / 8:56 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2018048000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018048000. The epicenter was at a depth of 115 km (71 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 00:56:07 / February 17, 2018 @ 12:56 am. Exact location, longitude -68.3795° West, latitude 18.3875° North, depth = 115 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Guaymate, La Romana (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 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: 21 km S of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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