A minor earthquake magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from La Romana in Dominican Republic on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 05:21:23 / 5:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.8333° West, 18.2391° North, depth 105 km. Unique identifier: pr2018186006. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018186006. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 105 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/18 / 2018-07-05 09:21:23 / July 5, 2018 @ 9:21 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Los Llanos, Hato Mayor del Rey, Quisqueya.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 25 km SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic.
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