A minor earthquake magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) strikes 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 80 km (50 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/12/24 / 2024-12-03 06:09:01 / December 3, 2024 @ 6:09 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr2024338001. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2024338001. The 3.14-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:09:01 / 6:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 80 km, -68.5268° West, 18.0165° North.
The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two 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 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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