A minor earthquake magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) strikes 99 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic (62 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -68.2718 West, latitude 19.4965 North, depth = 56 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/18 / 2018-10-25 17:15:23 / October 25, 2018 @ 5:15 pm. The 3.14-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:15:23 / 12:15 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2018298004. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018298004.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 99 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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