A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 79 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (49 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/07/15 / 2015-07-16 22:54:32 / July 16, 2015 @ 10:54 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: pr15197035. Unique identifier: pr15197035. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:54:32 / 5:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 38 km, -67.799° West, 19.0123° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 79 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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