A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.23 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (62 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 38 km, -67.7675° West, 19.2493° North. Id of earthquake: pr2020001010. Event ids that are associated: pr2020001010. The 3.23-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:11:15 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 13:11:15 / January 1, 2020 @ 1:11 pm.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days nine hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 99 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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