DominicanToday.com - A 3.7 magnitude tremor was felt Friday afternoon in the town Tamboril, northern Santiago province, without damages or injuries reported.
The quake, also felt in Santiago and other nearby localities, occurred at 2:30pm and according to preliminary data by Santo Domingo State University (UASD) Seismology Institute director Eugene Polanco, it was detected at just 22 kilometers deep.
The tremor was located at 19-34 North latitude and 70-43 West longitude, and given its shallow depth was considerably felt Santiago’s residents.
The second and third quakes:
| Magnitude |
4.4 |
| Date-Time |
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| Location |
18.296°N, 68.554°W |
| Depth |
180 km (111.9 miles) |
| Region |
MONA PASSAGE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Distances |
- 40 km (25 miles) SSE (155°) from Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
- 46 km (29 miles) ESE (109°) from La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic
- 74 km (46 miles) SE (136°) from El Seybo, El Seybo, Dominican Republic
- 149 km (93 miles) E (99°) from SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic
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| Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth +/- 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Parameters |
NST= 13, Nph= 13, Dmin=114 km, Rmss=0.38 sec, Gp=338°,
M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=1 |
| Source |
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| Event ID |
pr12065005 |
| Magnitude |
4.5 |
| Date-Time |
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| Location |
19.364°N, 68.064°W |
| Depth |
19.2 km (11.9 miles) |
| Region |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| Distances |
141 km (87 miles) NE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
158 km (98 miles) NW of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
217 km (134 miles) ENE of SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic
1435 km (891 miles) ESE of Miami, Florida |
| Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Parameters |
NST= 94, Nph=102, Dmin=141.4 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp=119°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=4 |
| Source |
- Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
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| Event ID |
usb0008fxe |
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