A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 01:59:49 / December 30, 2018 @ 1:59 am. Event id: pr2018364001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018364001. Exact location of earthquake, -68.5223° West, 18.0853° North, depth 76 km. The 3.18-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:59:49 / 9:59 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 76 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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