A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.15 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 103 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (64 miles). The 3.15-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:40:50 / 9:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2019034000. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019034000. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.1625 West, latitude 19.486 North, depth = 76 km. Global time and date of event 03/02/19 / 2019-02-03 02:40:50 / February 3, 2019 @ 2:40 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days seventy-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 103 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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