A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Otra Banda in Dominican Republic. Exact location of event, depth 9.149 km, -68.5087° West, 19.0336° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:48:42 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q0f2. Event ids that are associated: us7000q0f2. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.149 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/25 / 2025-05-20 19:48:42 / May 20, 2025 @ 7:48 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Guaymate, San Rafael del Yuma, Santa Cruz de El Seibo.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 45 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic.
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