A minor earthquake magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic. Exact location of earthquake, -68.6481° West, 19.1571° North, depth 99 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018212002. Event ids that are associated: pr2018212002. The 3.23-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:53:42 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 99 km (62 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/18 / 2018-07-31 00:53:42 / July 31, 2018 @ 12:53 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Sabana de La Mar (c. 14 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was El Valle, Sabana de La Mar, Hato Mayor del Rey (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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