A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.2596 West, latitude 18.845 North, depth = 12 km. The temblor was detected at 05:57:15 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2018359015. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018359015. The epicenter was at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/12/18 / 2018-12-25 10:57:15 / December 25, 2018 @ 10:57 am.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 54 km (33 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 64 km (39 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
Every 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 five, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fifty-nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 32 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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