A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from La Romana in Dominican Republic on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 06:00:29 / December 9, 2016 @ 6:00 am. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:00:29 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr16344004. Event ids that are associated: pr16344004. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 118 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -68.8949° West, 18.381° North, depth 118 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bayaguana, El Valle, Boca Chica (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Hato Mayor del Rey (c. 36 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km ESE of La Romana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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