A minor earthquake magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Monday. The temblor was detected at 10:44:43 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 15:44:43 / July 2, 2018 @ 3:44 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2018183011. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018183011. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.1023 West, latitude 18.4678 North, depth = 82 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 82 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 66 km (41 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 34 km ESE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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