A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.26 (ml/mb) was reported 82 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (51 miles) on Wednesday. The 3.26-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:24:37 / 12:24 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 58 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/01/19 / 2019-01-30 05:24:37 / January 30, 2019 @ 5:24 am. Event id: pr2019030002. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019030002, us1000irxl. Exact location of earthquake, -68.3446° West, 19.4893° North, depth 58 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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 six, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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