A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Miches in Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Unique identifier: pr2019031003. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019031003. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:41:49 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -68.4948° West, latitude 19.2895° North, depth = 69 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 69 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/01/19 / 2019-01-31 02:41:49 / January 31, 2019 @ 2:41 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). The epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Miches (c. 9 300 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Otra Banda (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otra Banda, Miches.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 67 km ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic.
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