A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (58 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 16:08:45 / 4:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/19 / 2019-03-27 21:08:45 / March 27, 2019 @ 9:08 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2019086020. Event ids that are associated: pr2019086020. Exact location of event, longitude -67.8096 West, latitude 19.2188 North, depth = 101 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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