A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.76 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/01/25 / 2025-01-21 02:51:17 / January 21, 2025 @ 2:51 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2025021000. Event ids that are associated: us6000plcs, pr2025021000. The 3.76-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:51:17 / 2:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.4921° West, 18.1746° North, depth 73 km.
Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guaymate, La Romana, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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