A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.02 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 113 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (70 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/11/18 / 2018-11-27 07:28:52 / November 27, 2018 @ 7:28 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 61 km (38 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:28:52 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -68.0081 West, latitude 19.54 North, depth = 61 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2018331006. Id of event: pr2018331006.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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