A minor earthquake magnitude 3.32 (ml/mb) strikes 93 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (58 miles) on Friday. Exact location, longitude -67.7128° West, latitude 19.1075° North, depth = 54 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/01/21 / 2021-01-29 03:39:57 / January 29, 2021 @ 3:39 am. Event id: pr2021029003. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000dcsw, pr2021029003. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.32-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:39:57 / 3:39 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 93 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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