A minor earthquake magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The 3.17-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:32:14 / 3:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.0815° West, latitude 19.060666666667° North, depth = 25.98 km. Id of earthquake: pr71470243. Event ids that are associated: pr71470243. Global time and date of event 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 03:32:14 / January 6, 2025 @ 3:32 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.98 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Punta Cana. The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 62 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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