A minor earthquake magnitude 3.12 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 92 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (57 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/02/19 / 2019-02-03 21:24:55 / February 3, 2019 @ 9:24 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.12-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:24:55 / 4:24 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019034012. Id of event: pr2019034012. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -68.1858° West, latitude 19.3875° North, depth = 98 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fourty-two, in the past 30 days seventy-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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