A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 81 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (50 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:26:46 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 42 km (26 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/15 / 2015-07-18 12:26:46 / July 18, 2015 @ 12:26 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -67.7301° West, 18.9381° North, depth 42 km. Event id: pr15199021. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15199021.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days fourty-three, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 81 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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