A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.24 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The 3.24-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:41:20 / 10:41 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 115 km (71 miles). Event id: pr2019037018. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019037018. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/02/19 / 2019-02-06 15:41:20 / February 6, 2019 @ 3:41 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -68.2476 West, latitude 19.0488 North, depth = 115 km.
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seventy-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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