A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.44 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 12:28:45 / 12:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71473613. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71473613. Global time and date of event 25/02/25 / 2025-02-25 12:28:45 / February 25, 2025 @ 12:28 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.86 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -68.243 West, latitude 19.243333333333 North, depth = 21.86 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (47 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 75 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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