A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was reported 105 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (65 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 02:34:38 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 07:34:38 / August 11, 2018 @ 7:34 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 82 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: pr2018223002. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018223002. Exact location, longitude -67.7908° West, latitude 19.3395° North, depth = 82 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 105 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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