A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:24:32 / 10:24 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2018216009. Event ids that are associated: pr2018216009. The epicenter was at a depth of 74 km (46 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/08/18 / 2018-08-04 15:24:32 / August 4, 2018 @ 3:24 pm. Exact location of event, depth 74 km, -68.3251° West, 18.0135° North.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (40 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana, San Rafael del Yuma. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 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 four, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 50 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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