Light mag. 3.4 earthquake - 6.4 km south of Salvaleon de Higüey, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021 3:25 am (GMT -4) -
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Light magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 9 km depth
3 Feb 08:29 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 4 minutes.
Date & time: 3 Feb 2021 07:25:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021 3:25 am (GMT -4)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.56°N / 68.69°W
(Higüey, Provincia de La Altagracia, Dominican Republic)Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) SSE of Salvaleon de Higüey (La Altagracia) (pop: 123,800) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) N of San Rafael del Yuma (La Altagracia) (pop: 5,290) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) W of Punta Cana (La Altagracia) (pop: 100,000) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) E of Guaymate (La Romana) (pop: 6,220) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) SE of Miches (El Seíbo) (pop: 9,270) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) E of Quisqueya (San Pedro de Macorís) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) E of Boca Chica (Santo Domingo) (pop: 46,300) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) E of Santo Domingo Este (pop: 700,000) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) E of Santo Domingo (Nacional) (pop: 2,201,900) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) E of Santo Domingo Oeste (pop: 701,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.4 | 9 km | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | EMSC |
| 3.4 | 9 km | 6 Km SSE of Salvaleón De Higüey, Dominican Republic | USGS |
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