A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/11/19 / 2019-11-20 23:19:50 / November 20, 2019 @ 11:19 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:19:50 / 7:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019324028. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019324028. Exact location of event, depth 49 km, -68.4848° West, 18.08° North.
Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, Otra Banda, La Romana (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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