A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.27 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 104 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic (65 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:30:42 / 1:30 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 41 km (25 miles). Exact location of event, depth 41 km, -68.4006° West, 17.452° North. Event id: pr2019033008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019033008. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 18:30:42 / February 2, 2019 @ 6:30 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
Did you feel it?
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: 104 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply