A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic. The temblor was reported at 07:52:57 / 7:52 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nnaj. Event ids that are associated: us7000nnaj. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.024 km (3 miles). Global time and date of event 26/10/24 / 2024-10-26 07:52:57 / October 26, 2024 @ 7:52 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.6908° West, 18.9786° North, depth 5.024 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sabana de La Mar, Samaná, El Valle. Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 68 km (42 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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