A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 00:21:08 / August 11, 2018 @ 12:21 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 31 km, -68.8873° West, 19.009° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31 km (19 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:21:08 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018223000. Id of event: pr2018223000.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sánchez, Los Llanos, Las Terrenas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (46 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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