A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 91 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (57 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 01:06:52 / 1:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -67.731 West, latitude 19.1014 North, depth = 49 km. Unique identifier: pr15198011. Ids that are associated to the event: pr15198011. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 49 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 06:06:52 / July 17, 2015 @ 6:06 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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