A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/05/24 / 2024-05-14 20:39:00 / May 14, 2024 @ 8:39 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.41 km (70 miles). The temblor was picked up at 20:39:00 / 8:39 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71448763. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71448763, us6000mylp. Exact location of event, depth 112.41 km, -67.910833333333° West, 18.242833333333° North.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hormigueros, San Rafael del Yuma, Cabo Rojo. Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Mayagüez (c. 78 600 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Aguadilla (c. 16 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Hormigueros (c. 11 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel it?
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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply