A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (58 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -67.9144° West, latitude 19.3006° North, depth = 76 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 76 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 19:10:13 / 7:10 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/01/17 / 2017-01-25 00:10:13 / January 25, 2017 @ 12:10 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pr17025001. Unique identifier: pr17025001.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 94 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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