A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 19:10:30 / 7:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/08/18 / 2018-08-09 00:10:30 / August 9, 2018 @ 12:10 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 92 km (57 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018221000. Unique identifier: pr2018221000. Exact location of earthquake, -68.165° West, 18.3591° North, depth 92 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 35 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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