A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 66.53 km (41 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -68.081166666667° West, 17.9965° North, depth 66.53 km. The 3.43-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:22:11 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/07/24 / 2024-07-22 03:22:11 / July 22, 2024 @ 3:22 am. Event id: pr71455933. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71455933.
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (46 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
Did you feel the quake?
How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 70 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply