A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 92 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (57 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b4rx, pr2020209005. Id of event: pr2020209005. Global time and date of event 27/07/20 / 2020-07-27 15:57:22 / July 27, 2020 @ 3:57 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:57:22 / 3:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.0003 West, latitude 19.3286 North, depth = 77 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days one thousand and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 92 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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