A minor earthquake magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 03:48:24 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 108 km (67 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/04/18 / 2018-04-19 07:48:24 / April 19, 2018 @ 7:48 am. Exact location of earthquake, -68.3693° West, 18.3406° North, depth 108 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018109001. Event ids that are associated: pr2018109001.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, La Romana, Salvaleón de Higüey (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 25 km E of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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