A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The temblor was picked up at 12:11:46 / 12:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.539° West, latitude 17.886833333333° North, depth = 59.54 km. Event id: pr71468403. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71468403. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 59.54 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 12:11:46 / December 12, 2024 @ 12:11 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, Punta Cana, La Romana (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 54 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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