A minor earthquake magnitude 2.86 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Punta Cana in Dominican Republic on Tuesday. The 2.86-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:33:49 / 3:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.8813 West, latitude 18.9675 North, depth = 7 km. Event id: pr2020028051. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020028051. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/01/20 / 2020-01-28 20:33:49 / January 28, 2020 @ 8:33 pm.
Event epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Punta Cana (c. 100 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Dominican Republic (c. 9 824 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Punta Cana (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days one thousand and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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