A minor earthquake magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) strikes 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.99 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.990666666667° West, 19.144166666667° North, depth 24.99 km. Global time and date of event 17/11/24 / 2024-11-17 23:45:08 / November 17, 2024 @ 11:45 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: pr71466023. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nsby, pr71466023. The temblor was reported at 23:45:08 / 11:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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