A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:16:13 / 5:16 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2024239000. Ids that are associated to the event: pt24239001, us7000n9fp, pr2024239000. Global time and date of event 26/08/24 / 2024-08-26 05:16:13 / August 26, 2024 @ 5:16 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -68.0616° West, latitude 17.8956° North, depth = 40 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40 km (25 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cabo Rojo, Rincón, Puerto Real (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Cabo Rojo (c. 10 800 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Puerto Real (c. 6 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop), 99 km (62 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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 SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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