A minor earthquake magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 108 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (67 miles). Exact location, longitude -68.1135° West, latitude 19.5208° North, depth = 36 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:07:16 / 4:07 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: pr2019033012. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019033012. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 21:07:16 / February 2, 2019 @ 9:07 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days seventy and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-three 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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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. 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: 108 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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