A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.51 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The 3.51-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:23:05 / 4:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.2566 West, latitude 18.1903 North, depth = 82 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024164000. Id of event: pr2024164000. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/06/24 / 2024-06-12 16:23:05 / June 12, 2024 @ 4:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Romana, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
How would you describe the shaking?
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. 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: 42 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply