A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 91 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (57 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:27:27 / 3:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -67.7198° West, 19.088° North, depth 7 km. Event id: pr2020161007. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2020161007. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/06/20 / 2020-06-09 03:27:27 / June 9, 2020 @ 3:27 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 91 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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