A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (55 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:49:31 / 3:49 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 08:49:31 / January 1, 2020 @ 8:49 am. Exact location of earthquake, -67.9223° West, 19.248° North, depth 28 km. Id of earthquake: pr2020001131. Event ids that are associated: pr2020001131.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days one thousand and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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