A minor earthquake magnitude 3.79 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 83 km (52 miles). Exact location of event, depth 83 km, -68.5206° West, 18.9651° North. The temblor was reported at 15:05:57 / 3:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/24 / 2024-10-23 15:05:57 / October 23, 2024 @ 3:05 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024297003. Id of event: pr2024297003.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (48 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hato Mayor del Rey, La Romana, Guaymate (min 5000 pop).
Every 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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 37 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic.
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