A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019059004. Id of event: pr2019059004. The temblor was detected at 21:32:04 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/02/19 / 2019-02-28 02:32:04 / February 28, 2019 @ 2:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -68.043° West, latitude 18.1261° North, depth = 85 km.
Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from San Rafael del Yuma (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Rafael del Yuma, Punta Cana (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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: 63 km SE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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