A minor earthquake magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) strikes 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 94 km (58 miles). Unique identifier: pr2018114013. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018114013. Exact location, longitude -68.2426° West, latitude 18.6706° North, depth = 94 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/04/18 / 2018-04-24 11:17:53 / April 24, 2018 @ 11:17 am UTC/GMT. The 3.07-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:17:53 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey. Earthquake epicenter was 49 km (31 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 19 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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