A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.88 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/18 / 2018-06-26 15:10:36 / June 26, 2018 @ 3:10 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.88-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:10:36 / 10:10 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 54 km (34 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -68.0258° West, 18.8375° North, depth 54 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018177009. Event ids that are associated: pr2018177009.
Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 48 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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