A minor earthquake magnitude 3.14 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 87 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (54 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020001097. Id of event: pr2020001097. The temblor was detected at 23:01:31 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 04:01:31 / January 1, 2020 @ 4:01 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -67.737° West, latitude 19.0573° North, depth = 39 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days seventy-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and ten and in the last 365 days one thousand and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 87 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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