A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.07 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (62 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.7196 West, latitude 19.1951 North, depth = 7 km. The temblor was reported at 03:06:48 / 3:06 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2020344002. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000cpc8, pr2020344002. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/20 / 2020-12-09 03:06:48 / December 9, 2020 @ 3:06 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty and in the last 365 days six hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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