A minor earthquake magnitude 3.85 (ml/mb) strikes 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 77 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: pr2024284000. Event ids that are associated: pr2024284000. Exact location of event, longitude -68.3613 West, latitude 19.3523 North, depth = 77 km. The 3.85-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:27:00 / 9:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/10/24 / 2024-10-10 21:27:00 / October 10, 2024 @ 9:27 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 86 km (53 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta Cana, Otra Banda, Miches.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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-one and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 82 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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