Mag. 2.7 earthquake - Boca de Yuma, La Altagracia Province, 4.1 km east of Boca de Yuma (San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia), Dominican Republic, on Monday, 23 Nov 2020 8:32 pm (GMT -4) -
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Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 160 km depth
24 Nov 01:20 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 48 minutes.
24 Nov 01:26: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 151.0 to 160.0 km (from 94 to 99 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.4 mi) towards S.
24 Nov 01:26: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 151.0 to 160.0 km (from 94 to 99 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 17 km (10.4 mi) towards S.
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 23 Nov 2020 8:32 pm (GMT -4)
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 160.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.38°N / 68.57°W
(San Rafael del Yuma, Provincia de La Altagracia, Dominican Republic)Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) E of Boca de Yuma (La Altagracia) (pop: 1,990) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) SW of Punta Cana (La Altagracia) (pop: 100,000) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SSE of Salvaleon de Higüey (La Altagracia) (pop: 123,800) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) E of La Romana (pop: 208,400) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (41 mi) SE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo (El Seibo, El Seíbo) (pop: 23,500) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) E of San Pedro de Macoris (San Pedro de Macorís) (pop: 217,900) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) ESE of Hato Mayor del Rey (Hato Mayor) (pop: 36,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) ESE of Quisqueya (San Pedro de Macorís) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) E of Santo Domingo (Nacional) (pop: 2,201,900) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) E of Santo Domingo Oeste (pop: 701,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
23.5°C (74 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Broken Clouds
23.5°C (74 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSWEstimated released energy: 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.7 | 160 km | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | EMSC |
| M 3.6 | 151 km | Mona Passage, Dominican Republic | USGS |
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Mag. 2.7 earthquake - Boca de Yuma, La Altagracia Province, 4.1 km east of Boca de Yuma (San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia), Dominican Republic, on Monday, 23 Nov 2020 8:32 pm (GMT -4)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
