A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.65 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 112 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (70 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:41:52 / 8:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -68.1458 West, latitude 19.5706 North, depth = 46 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/03/25 / 2025-03-21 08:41:52 / March 21, 2025 @ 8:41 am. Unique identifier: pr2025080003. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000plj8, pr2025080003.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-eight 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. 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: 112 km NNE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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