A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/07/25 / 2025-07-02 14:48:20 / July 2, 2025 @ 2:48 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 59.45 km (37 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:48:20 / 2:48 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr71487963. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71487963. Exact location of earthquake, -68.297166666667° West, 18.889666666667° North, depth 59.45 km.
Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Santa Cruz de El Seibo (c. 23 500 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Guaymate (c. 6 200 pop). Nearby 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 Miches, Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Guaymate.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days sixty-three, in the past 30 days seventy-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 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: 35 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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