A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma in Dominican Republic. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/02/25 / 2025-02-24 16:26:38 / February 24, 2025 @ 4:26 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 106.64 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.43-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:26:38 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr71473438. Ids that are associated to the event: pr71473438. Exact location of event, longitude -68.781166666667 West, latitude 18.3355 North, depth = 106.64 km.
The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Los Llanos, Miches, Quisqueya (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 15 km SW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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