A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 km (35 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:32:50 / 6:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/10/19 / 2019-10-30 11:32:50 / October 30, 2019 @ 11:32 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2019303007. Event ids that are associated: pr2019303007. Exact location of event, longitude -68.5896 West, latitude 17.879 North, depth = 57 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Romana, San Rafael del Yuma.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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