A minor earthquake magnitude 3.73 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The 3.73-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:59:42 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2025113002. Id of event: pr2025113002. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 110 km (68 miles). Global time and date of event 23/04/25 / 2025-04-23 17:59:42 / April 23, 2025 @ 5:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.5331° West, 18.1256° North, depth 110 km.
The epicenter was 57 km (36 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, Otra Banda, Salvaleón de Higüey (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 29 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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