A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: pr2018122008. Event ids that are associated: pr2018122008. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.0205 West, latitude 18.2928 North, depth = 96 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 07:01:45 / May 2, 2018 @ 7:01 am. The temblor was reported at 02:01:45 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 96 km (60 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 71 km (44 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 seven, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fourty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 51 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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