A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.01 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018040003. Unique identifier: pr2018040003. Exact location of event, depth 66 km, -68.1893° West, 18.6395° North. The temblor was reported at 00:23:43 / 12:23 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/02/18 / 2018-02-09 04:23:43 / February 9, 2018 @ 4:23 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 66 km (41 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Event epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Rafael del Yuma, Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 23 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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