A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.99 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 124 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic (77 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 57 km (35 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:29:41 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.4285 West, latitude 17.2688 North, depth = 57 km. Unique identifier: pr2019061012. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2019061012. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/03/19 / 2019-03-02 16:29:41 / March 2, 2019 @ 4:29 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-two 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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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: 124 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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