A minor earthquake magnitude 3.17 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 88 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (55 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/02/18 / 2018-02-21 17:55:33 / February 21, 2018 @ 5:55 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018052007. Id of event: pr2018052007. The 3.17-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:55:33 / 12:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -67.8938° West, 19.2221° North, depth 8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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