A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/15 / 2015-07-06 23:59:20 / July 6, 2015 @ 11:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 116 km (72 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr15187004. Unique identifier: pr15187004. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.613 West, latitude 18.259 North, depth = 116 km. The temblor was detected at 19:59:20 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Pedro de Macorís, Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Guaymate (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 13 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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