A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.36 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic on Monday. The 3.36-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:55:29 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.5023 West, latitude 19.0123 North, depth = 34 km. Global time and date of event 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 14:55:29 / December 23, 2019 @ 2:55 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2019357028. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019357028. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Romana, Guaymate, San Rafael del Yuma.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixty-six, in the past 30 days seventy-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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