A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.12 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (51 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: pr2019074000. Event ids that are associated: pr2019074000. The temblor was detected at 19:41:58 / 7:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -67.8023 West, latitude 19.0566 North, depth = 101 km. Global time and date of event 15/03/19 / 2019-03-15 00:41:58 / March 15, 2019 @ 12:41 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 82 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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