A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 77 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic (48 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: pr16300007. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16300007. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:01:05 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 72 km (45 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/10/16 / 2016-10-26 10:01:05 / October 26, 2016 @ 10:01 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -68.2751° West, 17.7555° North, depth 72 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 77 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic.
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