A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/06/18 / 2018-06-20 02:12:05 / June 20, 2018 @ 2:12 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 93 km (58 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -68.611 West, latitude 18.1851 North, depth = 93 km. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:12:05 / 10:12 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2018171006. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018171006.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, Otra Banda, Punta Cana.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 21 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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