A minor earthquake magnitude 3.16 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 96 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (60 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/19 / 2019-12-29 11:21:54 / December 29, 2019 @ 11:21 am. Id of earthquake: pr2019363157. Event ids that are associated: pr2019363157. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.7888 West, latitude 19.2285 North, depth = 32 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.16-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:21:54 / 6:21 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eighty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days nine hundred and ninety-one 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: 96 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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