A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Exact location of event, depth 91 km, -68.069° West, 18.8915° North. All ids that are associated to the event: pr15234012. Unique identifier: pr15234012. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 22/08/15 / 2015-08-22 18:19:59 / August 22, 2015 @ 6:19 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:19:59 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Salvaleón de Higüey, Otra Banda, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Salvaleón de Higüey (c. 123 800 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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