A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 81 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (50 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 10:10:35 / July 17, 2015 @ 10:10 am. Exact location of event, depth 36 km, -67.8434° West, 19.0951° North. The temblor was reported at 05:10:35 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15198005. Id of event: pr15198005.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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