A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from La Romana in Dominican Republic on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 115 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:36:32 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019095007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019095007. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/19 / 2019-04-05 05:36:32 / April 5, 2019 @ 5:36 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -69.0053 West, latitude 18.2786 North, depth = 115 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana, Boca Chica, Los Llanos (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from San Pedro de Macorís (c. 217 900 pop), 17 km (10 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Boca Chica (c. 46 300 pop).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 16 km SSW of La Romana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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