A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.13 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. Event id: pr2018247001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018247001. The 3.13-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:12:07 / 1:12 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 61 km (38 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/09/18 / 2018-09-04 06:12:07 / September 4, 2018 @ 6:12 am. Exact location of event, longitude -68.3191 West, latitude 18.0456 North, depth = 61 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 47 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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