A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Friday. Event id: pr2018131010. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018131010. The 3.41-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:39:37 / 2:39 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 83 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 83 km, -67.9401° West, 18.1945° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/05/18 / 2018-05-11 19:39:37 / May 11, 2018 @ 7:39 pm UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Aguada, San Rafael del Yuma, Puerto Real (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 65 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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