A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.35 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (58 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019358018. Id of event: pr2019358018. Exact location of event, depth 39 km, -67.723° West, 19.1353° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/12/19 / 2019-12-24 23:55:13 / December 24, 2019 @ 11:55 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:55:13 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and eighty-four and in the last 365 days nine hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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