A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/18 / 2018-12-10 15:24:30 / December 10, 2018 @ 3:24 pm. Event id: pr2018344004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018344004. Exact location of event, depth 7 km, -67.8716° West, 18.2791° North. The 2.97-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:24:30 / 10:24 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Añasco (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mayagüez, Aguadilla, Añasco. Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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