A minor earthquake magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/18 / 2018-08-02 08:41:56 / August 2, 2018 @ 8:41 am. Id of earthquake: pr2018214002. Event ids that are associated: pr2018214002. Exact location of earthquake, -68.2045° West, 18.2426° North, depth 44 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44 km (27 miles). The 2.82-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:41:56 / 3:41 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 67 km (42 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 43 km SSE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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