A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Exact location of earthquake, -68.0316° West, 18.9025° North, depth 55 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:22:01 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr16342002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16342002. The epicenter was at a depth of 55 km (34 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/12/16 / 2016-12-07 08:22:01 / December 7, 2016 @ 8:22 am.
Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 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: 52 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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