A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.55 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. Exact location of earthquake, -68.3486° West, 18.1016° North, depth 92 km. The temblor was picked up at 18:59:53 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/05/24 / 2024-05-20 18:59:53 / May 20, 2024 @ 6:59 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr2024141001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024141001.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Romana, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (47 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-one 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 41 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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