A minor earthquake magnitude 3.39 (ml/mb) strikes 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 16:22:48 / 4:22 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/02/25 / 2025-02-26 16:22:48 / February 26, 2025 @ 4:22 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10.36 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -68.262333333333° West, 19.248° North, depth 10.36 km. Id of earthquake: pr71473723. Event ids that are associated: pr71473723.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Otra Banda, Punta Cana. Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-four, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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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