A minor earthquake magnitude 3.37 (ml/mb) strikes 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.05 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, depth 8.05 km, -68.206833333333° West, 19.267333333333° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/02/25 / 2025-02-25 15:02:19 / February 25, 2025 @ 3:02 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr71473623. Unique identifier: pr71473623. The temblor was reported at 15:02:19 / 3:02 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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