A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.52 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120 km (75 miles). The 3.52-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:58:02 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/12/24 / 2024-12-08 03:58:02 / December 8, 2024 @ 3:58 am. Unique identifier: pr2024343000. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nwzh, pr2024343000. Exact location of event, depth 120 km, -68.5961° West, 18.1931° North.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Pedro de Macorís, Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Guaymate (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 six, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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