A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic. The epicenter was at a depth of 155 km (96 miles). Global time and date of event 28/04/19 / 2019-04-28 11:53:06 / April 28, 2019 @ 11:53 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -68.568 West, latitude 18.823 North, depth = 155 km. The 3.14-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:53:06 / 7:53 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019118005. Event ids that are associated: pr2019118005.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hato Mayor del Rey, La Romana, Miches (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 21 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic.
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