A minor earthquake magnitude 3.06 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 100 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (62 miles). The temblor was reported at 22:36:36 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pr2017155011. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2017155011. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/06/17 / 2017-06-04 03:36:36 / June 4, 2017 @ 3:36 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 32 km (20 miles). Exact location, longitude -68.136° West, latitude 19.4516° North, depth = 32 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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