A minor earthquake magnitude 3.26 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (51 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 20:04:11 / January 29, 2020 @ 8:04 pm. Exact location, longitude -67.8613° West, latitude 19.1153° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: pr2020029053. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020029053. The temblor was reported at 15:04:11 / 3:04 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days sixty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 82 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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