A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.13 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (69 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/01/19 / 2019-01-30 05:35:25 / January 30, 2019 @ 5:35 am. Exact location of event, longitude -68.1178 West, latitude 19.556 North, depth = 65 km. The temblor was reported at 00:35:25 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2019030007. Event ids that are associated: pr2019030007. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 111 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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