A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Guaymate in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 109 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2018356009. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iwal, pr2018356009. Exact location of earthquake, -68.8965° West, 19.1818° North, depth 109 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 14:12:17 / December 22, 2018 @ 2:12 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:12:17 / 10:12 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Bayaguana (c. 21 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bayaguana, San Pedro de Macorís, Los Llanos. Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 8 km N of Guaymate, Dominican Republic.
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