A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.86 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (55 miles). Global time and date of event 08/02/25 / 2025-02-08 02:34:15 / February 8, 2025 @ 2:34 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: pr2025039000. Event ids that are associated: us7000pc8n, pr2025039000. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 02:34:15 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -67.7905° West, latitude 19.1401° North, depth = 46 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 89 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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