A minor earthquake magnitude 3.38 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 98 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (61 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019036007. Id of event: pr2019036007. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/02/19 / 2019-02-05 04:15:45 / February 5, 2019 @ 4:15 am. Exact location of earthquake, -68.1521° West, 19.4393° North, depth 75 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 23:15:45 / 11:15 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days eighty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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