A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The temblor was reported at 21:53:57 / 9:53 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 115 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2018120001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018120001. Exact location, longitude -68.4221° West, latitude 18.341° North, depth = 115 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/04/18 / 2018-04-30 01:53:57 / April 30, 2018 @ 1:53 am.
Nearby 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 Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Guaymate, La Romana. Event epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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