A minor earthquake magnitude 2.89 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/18 / 2018-06-16 08:56:13 / June 16, 2018 @ 8:56 am. Exact location, longitude -68.0515° West, latitude 18.241° North, depth = 96 km. The temblor was reported at 03:56:13 / 3:56 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2018167002. Event ids that are associated: pr2018167002. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Rafael del Yuma, Punta Cana.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 53 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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