A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 82 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (51 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:23:31 / 1:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -67.7236 West, latitude 18.9402 North, depth = 58 km. Id of earthquake: pr15197014. Event ids that are associated: pr15197014. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/07/15 / 2015-07-16 18:23:31 / July 16, 2015 @ 6:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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