A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/12/24 / 2024-12-15 12:46:13 / December 15, 2024 @ 12:46 pm. Unique identifier: pr2024350003. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nz2c, pr2024350003. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 41 km, -68.7835° West, 19.299° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:46:13 / 12:46 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (48 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Sabana de La Mar (c. 14 000 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Samaná (c. 11 400 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana, Sánchez, Guaymate (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 44 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic.
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