A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (51 miles) on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2018344002. Unique identifier: pr2018344002. Exact location of event, depth 11 km, -67.8445° West, 19.0981° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/12/18 / 2018-12-10 10:13:21 / December 10, 2018 @ 10:13 am. The 2.93-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:13:21 / 5:13 am (local time epicenter).
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 nineteen, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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