A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.34 (ml/mb) was reported 107 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (66 miles) on Tuesday. The 3.34-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:37:17 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019036029. Id of event: pr2019036029. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/02/19 / 2019-02-05 13:37:17 / February 5, 2019 @ 1:37 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 72 km (45 miles). Exact location of event, depth 72 km, -67.7645° West, 19.338° North.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days sixty-three, in the past 30 days ninety-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 107 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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