A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.18 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (66 miles). The 3.18-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:59:19 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 22 km (14 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/11/18 / 2018-11-24 20:59:19 / November 24, 2018 @ 8:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -68.0106 West, latitude 19.4748 North, depth = 22 km. Id of earthquake: pr2018328010. Event ids that are associated: pr2018328010.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 107 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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