A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.13 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Friday. The 3.13-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:34:38 / 9:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/05/19 / 2019-05-18 02:34:38 / May 18, 2019 @ 2:34 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.4291° West, 18.0548° North, depth 96 km. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019138001. Unique identifier: pr2019138001. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 96 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Romana, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey. Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 40 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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