A minor earthquake magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99 km (62 miles). The 3.24-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:25:02 / 10:25 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/02/19 / 2019-02-04 14:25:02 / February 4, 2019 @ 2:25 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.2418 West, latitude 18.5311 North, depth = 99 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019035009. Id of event: pr2019035009.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Romana, Guaymate, Salvaleón de Higüey (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days seventy-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 18 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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