A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.36 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Monday. The temblor was reported at 06:30:11 / 6:30 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71461963. Id of event: pr71461963. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/10/24 / 2024-10-07 06:30:11 / October 7, 2024 @ 6:30 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.74 km (35 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -68.4495° West, 18.233833333333° North, depth 56.74 km.
The epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, La Romana, Otra Banda.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 six, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 23 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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