A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.82 (ml/mb) was reported 80 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (50 miles) on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: pr2019058002. Unique identifier: pr2019058002. Exact location of earthquake, -67.7925° West, 19.0156° North, depth 96 km. The 2.82-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:01:46 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 27/02/19 / 2019-02-27 06:01:46 / February 27, 2019 @ 6:01 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days one hundred and two and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 80 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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