A minor earthquake magnitude 3.38 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic. The temblor was picked up at 11:35:45 / 11:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -68.474833333333° West, 18.89° North, depth 42.36 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 11:35:45 / February 28, 2025 @ 11:35 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.36 km (26 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71473938. Id of event: pr71473938.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (46 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Romana, Guaymate, Miches (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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