A minor earthquake magnitude 3.52 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/05/24 / 2024-05-25 06:53:53 / May 25, 2024 @ 6:53 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19 km (12 miles). The 3.52-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:53:53 / 6:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 19 km, -68.1301° West, 19.0248° North. Id of earthquake: pr2024146000. Event ids that are associated: pr2024146000.
Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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