A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.26 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.7228 West, latitude 19.2463 North, depth = 28 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/11/18 / 2018-11-15 01:50:56 / November 15, 2018 @ 1:50 am. The 3.26-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:50:56 / 8:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2018319001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018319001.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana, Guaymate, Hato Mayor del Rey (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Sabana de La Mar (c. 14 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 44 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic.
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