A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 00:34:21 / January 3, 2019 @ 12:34 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 19:34:21 / 7:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 106 km, -68.247° West, 18.9793° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 106 km (66 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019003001. Id of event: pr2019003001.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days five hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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. 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: 47 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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