A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was reported 121 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (75 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 21:00:06 / 9:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58 km (36 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2018256006. Event ids that are associated: pr2018256006. Exact location of event, depth 58 km, -67.828° West, 19.5365° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/09/18 / 2018-09-13 02:00:06 / September 13, 2018 @ 2:00 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 121 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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