A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (50 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 12:51:51 / August 31, 2015 @ 12:51 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 49 km (30 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:51:51 / 7:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.9988 West, latitude 19.1963 North, depth = 49 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15243007. Id of event: pr15243007.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 80 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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