A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 110 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (68 miles). The 3.18-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:29:24 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: pr2017181000. Event ids that are associated: pr2017181000. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 87 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.7666 West, latitude 19.3721 North, depth = 87 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/06/17 / 2017-06-30 01:29:24 / June 30, 2017 @ 1:29 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 110 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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