A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic. The 3.06-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:09:46 / 5:09 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71478133. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71478133. Exact location, longitude -68.898° West, latitude 18.896166666667° North, depth = 10.22 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.22 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/04/25 / 2025-04-01 17:09:46 / April 1, 2025 @ 5:09 pm.
The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Los Llanos, Quisqueya, San Pedro de Macorís (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 seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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