A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.87 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic on Saturday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019327008. Unique identifier: pr2019327008. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 140 km (87 miles). Exact location of event, depth 140 km, -68.6823° West, 18.9268° North. The 2.87-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:05:01 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/11/19 / 2019-11-23 08:05:01 / November 23, 2019 @ 8:05 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana de La Mar, Samaná, El Valle (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km N of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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