A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 88 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (55 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64 km (40 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: pr15233005. Unique identifier: pr15233005. Exact location, longitude -67.9257° West, latitude 19.2346° North, depth = 64 km. Global time and date of event 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 05:22:26 / August 21, 2015 @ 5:22 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 00:22:26 / 12:22 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 88 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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