A minor earthquake magnitude 3.08 (ml/mb) strikes 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The 3.08-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:24:56 / 8:24 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.04 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -68.139° West, 18.9545° North, depth 6.04 km. Event id: pr71487028. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr71487028. Global time and date of event 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 20:24:56 / June 24, 2025 @ 8:24 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana. Close country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days fifty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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