A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.81 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Sunday. The 2.81-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:36:50 / 8:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.316° West, latitude 17.9835° North, depth = 75 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75 km (47 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019104003. Id of event: pr2019104003. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/04/19 / 2019-04-14 13:36:50 / April 14, 2019 @ 1:36 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana, San Rafael del Yuma. The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days three hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 53 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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