A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 80 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (50 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:02:30 / 9:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/07/15 / 2015-07-15 14:02:30 / July 15, 2015 @ 2:02 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -67.7335 West, latitude 18.9358 North, depth = 21 km. Event id: pr15196006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15196006.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 80 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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