A minor earthquake magnitude 3.51 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 89 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic (55 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 10:20:29 / January 1, 2020 @ 10:20 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 05:20:29 / 5:20 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2020001151. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2020001151. Exact location of event, longitude -68.6895 West, latitude 17.5733 North, depth = 49 km.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 89 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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