A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude -68.2496 West, latitude 18.4671 North, depth = 69 km. Global time and date of event 19/06/18 / 2018-06-19 14:33:50 / June 19, 2018 @ 2:33 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 69 km (43 miles). The 2.99-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:33:50 / 10:33 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018170007. Id of event: pr2018170007.
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 Guaymate, La Romana, Salvaleón de Higüey. Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
Did you feel anything?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 20 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply