A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Thursday. Unique identifier: pr2019122010. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019122010. The temblor was reported at 00:53:01 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/05/19 / 2019-05-02 04:53:01 / May 2, 2019 @ 4:53 am. Exact location of event, longitude -68.2538 West, latitude 18.6953 North, depth = 64 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 64 km (40 miles).
The epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey. Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days six hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 20 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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