A minor earthquake magnitude 3.42 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic on Sunday. Event id: pr71487583. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9k7, pr71487583. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32.93 km (20 miles). The 3.42-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:32:48 / 4:32 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/06/25 / 2025-06-29 16:32:48 / June 29, 2025 @ 4:32 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -68.738° West, 17.744333333333° North, depth 32.93 km.
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Romana, San Rafael del Yuma (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from La Romana (c. 208 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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