A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.0745 West, latitude 18.688 North, depth = 38 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:42:21 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 08/02/19 / 2019-02-08 10:42:21 / February 8, 2019 @ 10:42 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2019039012. Event ids that are associated: pr2019039012. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38 km (24 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 67 km (42 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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