A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.88 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/10/24 / 2024-10-26 20:10:02 / October 26, 2024 @ 8:10 pm. The 3.88-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:10:02 / 8:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.7608° West, 18.0475° North, depth 85 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2024300004. Id of event: pr2024300004. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 73 km (45 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santa Cruz de El Seibo, San Pedro de Macorís, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 39 km SSW of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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