List of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

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This is a list of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

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Earthquakes

DateLocation Mag. MMI DeathsInjuriesDamage / notesRef
2021-11-22 Puerto Plata 4.5 MwVSchools damaged [1] [2]
2019-02-04 La Altagracia 5.3 MwVSome buildings damaged [3] [4]
2015-01-14 Barahona 3.0 Mw2Deaths due to mine collapse/Aftershock [5]
2015-01-13 Barahona 4.5 MwIVSchools damaged [6] [5]
2003-10-16 Puerto Plata 4.8 MwVMinor damage / Aftershock [7]
2003-09-22 Puerto Plata 6.4 MwX3DozensSignificant damage
1987-09-03 Monte Cristi 5.0 MwIVMinor damage [8]
1987-06-24 San Pedro de Macoris 5.2 MwIV5 [9]
1984-06-24 San Pedro de Macorís 6.7 MwVII5
1971-06-11 Santo Domingo 6.5 MwV51Minimal damage [10]
1953-05-31 Hermanas Mirabal 6.6 MwVISome houses damaged [11]
1948-04-21 Samaná 6.9 MwVII [12]
1946-08-08 Samaná 7.0 MwVIIBuildings damaged [13]
1946-08-04 Samaná 8.1 MsIX2,550Destructive tsunami
1943-07-29 Mona Passage 7.7 MwVIISome damage [14]
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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1946 Dominican Republic earthquake</span> 8.1 magnitude scale earthquake and tsunami near Dominican Republic

The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on August 4 at 17:51 UTC near Samaná, Dominican Republic. The mainshock measured 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale and 8.1 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. An aftershock occurred four days later on August 8 at 13:28 UTC with a moment magnitude of 7.0. A tsunami was generated by the initial earthquake and caused widespread devastation across Hispaniola. The tsunami was observed in much of the Caribbean and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

The 2003 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on September 22 at 00:45:37 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).

Starting on December 28, 2019, and progressing into 2020, the southwestern part of the island of Puerto Rico was struck by an earthquake swarm, including 11 that were of magnitude 5 or greater. The largest and most damaging of this sequence was a magnitude 6.4 Mw, which occurred on January 7 at 04:24 AST (08:24 UTC), with a maximum felt intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. At least one person was killed, and several others were injured.

The 2010 Aguas Buenas earthquake, also referred to as the 2010 Christmas Eve earthquake, occurred on December 24 at 7:43 p.m. local time in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. It measured 5.1 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). The event was the largest in Puerto Rico since May 16th of the same year, and the largest to impact the San Juan metropolitan area since 1975. The earthquake was felt throughout the island of Puerto Rico, the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, the American and British Virgin Islands, and even in the Dominican Republic across the Mona Passage.

References

  1. ↑ "M 4.5 – 4 km SSE of Río Grande, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Magnitude 4.9 tremor leaves 13 schools cracked". dominicantoday.com.
  3. ↑ "M 5.3 – 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Strong earthquake in the east of the Dominican Republic" (in German).
  5. 1 2 "Dominican Republic: Many schools damaged in earthquake – Two dead in aftershocks" (in German). 13 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "M 4.7 – 5 km WSW of Las Salinas, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "M 4.8 – 3 km S of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  8. ↑ "M 5.0 – 1 km WNW of Villa Vázquez, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  9. ↑ "M 5.2 – 50 km SSE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  10. ↑ "M 6.5 – 52 km SE of Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  11. ↑ "M 6.6 – 5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  12. ↑ "M 6.9 – 2 km N of Sánchez, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  13. ↑ "M 7.0 – 25 km E of Arroyo Salado, Dominican Republic". United States Geological Survey.
  14. ↑ "M 7.7 – 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico". United States Geological Survey.
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