A minor earthquake magnitude 3.34 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (62 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:13:56 / 9:13 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019247006. Id of event: pr2019247006. Global time and date of event 04/09/19 / 2019-09-04 14:13:56 / September 4, 2019 @ 2:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -67.7796° West, 19.2558° North, depth 46 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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