A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Id of earthquake: pr71473308. Event ids that are associated: pr71473308. The epicenter was at a depth of 110.08 km (68 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:29:12 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/02/25 / 2025-02-22 11:29:12 / February 22, 2025 @ 11:29 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -68.1155 West, latitude 18.2545 North, depth = 110.08 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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. 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: 47 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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