A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 114 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (71 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:19:57 / 12:19 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 56 km (35 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/04/16 / 2016-04-27 05:19:57 / April 27, 2016 @ 5:19 am. Exact location of event, depth 56 km, -68.0036° West, 19.5471° North. Id of earthquake: pr16118003. Event ids that are associated: pr16118003.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 114 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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