A minor earthquake magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 91 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (57 miles). Event id: pr2019215012. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019215012. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 03/08/19 / 2019-08-03 18:05:54 / August 3, 2019 @ 6:05 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.2276° West, 19.3933° North, depth 82 km. The temblor was reported at 13:05:54 / 1:05 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 91 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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