A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.97 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 13:11:21 / April 22, 2019 @ 1:11 pm. The temblor was picked up at 08:11:21 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 18 km (11 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -68.1393° West, 19.0143° North, depth 18 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019112009. Unique identifier: pr2019112009.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Event epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana.
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 three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days five hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 55 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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