A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.56 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 05:39:55 / 5:39 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2024169000. Unique identifier: pr2024169000. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/06/24 / 2024-06-17 05:39:55 / June 17, 2024 @ 5:39 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.5135 West, latitude 19.1696 North, depth = 52 km.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Rafael del Yuma, Guaymate, Santa Cruz de El Seibo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 59 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic.
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