A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Villa Elisa in Dominican Republic. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us2000hixc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hixc. Global time and date of event 23/09/18 / 2018-09-23 07:23:09 / September 23, 2018 @ 7:23 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -71.3189° West, 19.7141° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:23:09 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Haiti (c. 9 649 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Santiago de los Caballeros (c. 1 200 000 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Puerto Plata (c. 146 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Okap (c. 134 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Moca (c. 61 800 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Mao (c. 48 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Esperanza (c. 42 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Milot, Juan de Herrera, Pignon.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km WNW of Villa Elisa, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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