A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 117 km (73 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.926 West, latitude 18.1786 North, depth = 117 km. The temblor was detected at 14:35:19 / 2:35 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2018282013. Event ids that are associated: pr2018282013. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/10/18 / 2018-10-09 19:35:19 / October 9, 2018 @ 7:35 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rincón, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Rincón (c. 1 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop), Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 67 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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