A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.54 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Friday. The epicenter was at a depth of 27 km (17 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/10/24 / 2024-10-11 10:24:00 / October 11, 2024 @ 10:24 am. The 3.54-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:24:00 / 10:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 27 km, -67.7586° West, 18.9796° North. Event id: pr2024285000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024285000.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 81 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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