A minor earthquake magnitude 2.98 (ml/mb) strikes 136 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (85 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 01:34:02 / 1:34 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/09/19 / 2019-09-07 06:34:02 / September 7, 2019 @ 6:34 am UTC/GMT. Event id: pr2019250001. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019250001. Exact location, longitude -67.6938° West, latitude 19.6151° North, depth = 34 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 136 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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