A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 99 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (62 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/03/18 / 2018-03-04 08:46:24 / March 4, 2018 @ 8:46 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018063007. Id of event: pr2018063007. The 3.32-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:46:24 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.8796° West, latitude 19.3308° North, depth = 83 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 83 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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