Mild quake registered near Samana

Santo Domingo.- A magnitude 3.3 quake was registered near Samana at around 11am local time (GMT/UTC Time 10:58:01), at a depth of 33 kilometers.

The US Geodetic Survey reports that tremor occured at 118km NNE of Punta Cana, 19.536°North Latitue, 67.891°West Longitude,79km (49mi) ENE of Higuey.