A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.28 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The 3.28-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:20:32 / 6:20 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019218003. Id of event: pr2019218003. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81 km (50 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -68.5433° West, latitude 19.3763° North, depth = 81 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/08/19 / 2019-08-06 11:20:32 / August 6, 2019 @ 11:20 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Miches. Event epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 68 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic.
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