A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (55 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:14:26 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 06:14:26 / September 5, 2015 @ 6:14 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr15248015. Id of event: pr15248015. Exact location of event, longitude -67.8506 West, latitude 19.1895 North, depth = 6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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