A minor earthquake magnitude 3.78 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -68.7211° West, 17.7745° North, depth 12 km. The 3.78-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:22:23 / 5:22 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/05/24 / 2024-05-29 05:22:23 / May 29, 2024 @ 5:22 am. Id of earthquake: pr2024150001. Event ids that are associated: pr2024150001.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Romana, San Rafael del Yuma. The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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