A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.95 (ml/mb) was reported 104 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (65 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.7515 West, latitude 19.2958 North, depth = 44 km. The 2.95-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:10:03 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: pr2019351053. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019351053. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/19 / 2019-12-17 10:10:03 / December 17, 2019 @ 10:10 am.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days seventy-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 104 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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