A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/03/16 / 2016-03-07 19:10:40 / March 7, 2016 @ 7:10 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 67 km (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -68.0071° West, 19.065° North, depth 67 km. The temblor was reported at 14:10:40 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr16067001. Unique identifier: pr16067001.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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