A minor earthquake magnitude 3.04 (ml/mb) strikes 78 km NE of Santa Barbara de Samana, Dominican Republic (48 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.04-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:57:59 / 4:57 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2018152012. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018152012. Global time and date of event 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 21:57:59 / June 1, 2018 @ 9:57 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -68.8063° West, latitude 19.7093° North, depth = 34 km.
Every 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 78 km NE of Santa Barbara de Samana, Dominican Republic.
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