A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 81 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic (50 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19 km (12 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019017003, us2000j54q. Id of event: pr2019017003. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:34:56 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 19 km, -68.3833° West, 19.6328° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 15:34:56 / January 17, 2019 @ 3:34 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 81 km NE of Miches, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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