A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.22 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic on Sunday. Global time and date of event 27/01/19 / 2019-01-27 09:48:47 / January 27, 2019 @ 9:48 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019027006. Id of event: pr2019027006. The epicenter was at a depth of 140 km (87 miles). Exact location of event, depth 140 km, -68.6656° West, 18.88° North. The 3.22-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:48:47 / 5:48 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Samaná, Sabana de La Mar, El Valle.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 25 km N of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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