A minor earthquake magnitude 3.26 (ml/mb) strikes 123 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic (76 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47 km (29 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/03/18 / 2018-03-26 19:29:54 / March 26, 2018 @ 7:29 pm. The 3.26-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:29:54 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -68.3453 West, latitude 17.2931 North, depth = 47 km. Unique identifier: pr2018085004. Ids that are associated to the event: pr2018085004.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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