A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.92 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 85 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (53 miles). Id of earthquake: pr2019272016. Event ids that are associated: pr2019272016. The temblor was picked up at 03:32:44 / 3:32 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 86 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.7661 West, latitude 19.061 North, depth = 86 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/09/19 / 2019-09-29 08:32:44 / September 29, 2019 @ 8:32 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 85 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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