A minor earthquake magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Event id: pr2018162009. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018162009. The 2.88-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:25:47 / 1:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/06/18 / 2018-06-11 18:25:47 / June 11, 2018 @ 6:25 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110 km (68 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.9581 West, latitude 18.2341 North, depth = 110 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rincón, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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