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 ! {{m|Mag}} ! MMI ! Deaths ! Injuries ! Damage / notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |
2021-11-22
|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
|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
|3.0 Mw | |2 | |Deaths due to mine collapse/Aftershock |
2015-01-13
|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
|4.8 Mw |V | | |Minor damage / Aftershock |
2003-09-22
|6.4 Mw |X |3 |Dozens |Significant damage | |
1987-09-03
|5.0 Mw |IV | | |Minor damage |
1987-06-24
|5.2 Mw |IV |5 | | |
1984-06-24
|6.7 Mw |VII |5 | | | |
1971-06-11
|6.5 Mw |V | |51 |Minimal damage |
1953-05-31
|6.6 Mw |VI | | |Some houses damaged |
1948-04-21
|6.9 Mw |VII | | | |
1946-08-08
|7.0 Mw |VII | | |Buildings damaged |
1946-08-04
|8.1 Ms |IX |2,550 | |Destructive tsunami | |
1943-07-29
|7.7 Mw |VII | | |Some damage |
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| colspan="11" style="text-align: center;" |Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. |
See also
References
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