A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Boca de Yuma in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63.78 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71491043. Id of event: pr71491043. Exact location of event, longitude -67.980833333333 West, latitude 17.995 North, depth = 63.78 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 01:24:05 / July 30, 2025 @ 1:24 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:24:05 / 1:24 am (local time epicenter).
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 Punta Cana. Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 78 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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