A minor earthquake magnitude 3.46 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 11:27:00 / 11:27 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/11/24 / 2024-11-05 11:27:00 / November 5, 2024 @ 11:27 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr2024310000. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024310000. Exact location, longitude -67.9595° West, latitude 18.3133° North, depth = 7 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Aguada (c. 4 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otra Banda, Aguada, San Rafael del Yuma.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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