A minor earthquake magnitude 3.19 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 84 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (52 miles). The 3.19-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:02:36 / 7:02 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019035007. Id of event: pr2019035007. Exact location of earthquake, -68.2175° West, 19.3266° North, depth 42 km. Global time and date of event 04/02/19 / 2019-02-04 12:02:36 / February 4, 2019 @ 12:02 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42 km (26 miles).
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 fourty-four, in the past 30 days seventy-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 84 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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