A minor earthquake magnitude 3.03 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (62 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 9 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/09/17 / 2017-09-19 09:55:06 / September 19, 2017 @ 9:55 am UTC/GMT. The 3.03-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:55:06 / 4:55 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: pr2017262001. Unique identifier: pr2017262001. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.723 West, latitude 19.2006 North, depth = 9 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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