List of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

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This is a list of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

Earthquakes

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! Date

! Location

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! MMI

! Deaths

! Injuries

! Damage / notes

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2021-11-22

|Puerto Plata

|4.5 Mw

|V

|

|

|Schools damaged

|{{cite web|title=M 4.5 – 4 km SSE of Río Grande, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000fw4z/|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}{{Cite web|title=Magnitude 4.9 tremor leaves 13 schools cracked|url=https://dominicantoday.com/dr/north-coast/2021/11/23/magnitude-4-9-tremor-leaves-13-schools-cracked/|website=dominicantoday.com|language=en}}

2019-02-04

|La Altagracia

|5.3 Mw

|V

|

|

|Some buildings damaged

|{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr2019035005/executive|title=M 5.3 – 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=2022-05-07}}{{cite web|url=https://erdbebennews.de/2019/02/starkes-erdbeben-im-osten-der-dominikanischen-republik/|title=Strong earthquake in the east of the Dominican Republic|language=de}}

2015-01-14

|Barahona

|3.0 Mw

|

|2

|

|Deaths due to mine collapse/Aftershock

|{{cite web|url=https://erdbebennews.de/2015/01/dominikanische-republik-viele-schulen-bei-erdbeben-beschaedigt/|title=Dominican Republic: Many schools damaged in earthquake – Two dead in aftershocks|date=13 January 2015 | language=de}}

2015-01-13

|Barahona

|4.5 Mw

|IV

|

|

|Schools damaged

|{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000tf5r/executive|title=M 4.7 – 5 km WSW of Las Salinas, Dominican Republic|publisher=United States Geological Survey| date=January 13, 2015|access-date=May 11, 2022}}

2003-10-16

|Puerto Plata

|4.8 Mw

|V

|

|

|Minor damage / Aftershock

|{{cite web|title=M 4.8 – 3 km S of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000cafv/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

2003-09-22

|Puerto Plata

|6.4 Mw

|X

|3

|Dozens

|Significant damage

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1987-09-03

|Monte Cristi

|5.0 Mw

|IV

|

|

|Minor damage

|{{cite web|title=M 5.0 – 1 km WNW of Villa Vázquez, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000381b/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

1987-06-24

|San Pedro de Macoris

|5.2 Mw

|IV

|5

|

|

|{{cite web|title=M 5.2 – 50 km SSE of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0002586/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

1984-06-24

|San Pedro de Macorís

|6.7 Mw

|VII

|5

|

|

|

1971-06-11

|Santo Domingo

|6.5 Mw

|V

|

|51

|Minimal damage

|{{cite web|title=M 6.5 – 52 km SE of Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem783356/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

1953-05-31

|Hermanas Mirabal

|6.6 Mw

|VI

|

|

|Some houses damaged

|{{cite web|title=M 6.6 – 5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem891713/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

1948-04-21

|Samaná

|6.9 Mw

|VII

|

|

|

|{{cite web|title=M 6.9 – 2 km N of Sánchez, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem897286/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

1946-08-08

|Samaná

|7.0 Mw

|VII

|

|

|Buildings damaged

|{{cite web|title=M 7.0 – 25 km E of Arroyo Salado, Dominican Republic|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem898519/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

1946-08-04

|Samaná

|8.1 Ms

|IX

|2,550

|

|Destructive tsunami

|

1943-07-29

|Mona Passage

|7.7 Mw

|VII

|

|

|Some damage

|{{cite web|title=M 7.7 – 45 km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem899944/executive|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}

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