A minor earthquake magnitude 3.49 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The 3.49-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:34:37 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024174000. Id of event: pr2024174000. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.989 West, latitude 19.166 North, depth = 31 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 06:34:37 / June 22, 2024 @ 6:34 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31 km (19 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 nine, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 78 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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