A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.13 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -68.333833333333 West, latitude 18.890666666667 North, depth = 15 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/06/24 / 2024-06-24 12:20:43 / June 24, 2024 @ 12:20 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr71453918. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71453918. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15 km (9 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:20:43 / 12:20 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, Miches, Santa Cruz de El Seibo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 34 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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