A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 84 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (52 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/15 / 2015-08-18 01:13:31 / August 18, 2015 @ 1:13 am. Exact location of event, depth 72 km, -67.7494° West, 19.0146° North. Id of earthquake: pr15230000. Event ids that are associated: pr15230000. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 72 km (45 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:13:31 / 8:13 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 84 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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