A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 142 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (88 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/15 / 2015-09-27 02:26:12 / September 27, 2015 @ 2:26 am. Id of earthquake: pr15270022. Event ids that are associated: pr15270022. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 24 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.6857 West, latitude 19.6783 North, depth = 24 km. The temblor was reported at 21:26:12 / 9:26 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 142 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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