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4.0 Tremor Shakes Dominican Republic Central Mountains



Santo Domingo.-

A 4.0 magnitude tremor shook Dominican Republic’s Central Mountains Thursday morning, and felt at 7am in the towns of San José de Ocoa and Cotui.
The quake was 8.6 kilometers in depth and its center was located at Rancho Arriba, 16 kilometers north of Ocoa, according to the Santo Domingo State University UASD Seismology Institute.
There are no reports of injuries or damages from Sánchez RamÃ*rez province.

From USGS.gov

Location

18.515°N 70.715°W depth=8.6km (5.4 miles)
Nearby Cities
7km (4mi) NNE of Azua de Compostela
22km (14mi) W of San Jose de Ocoa
38km (24mi) SE of Sabana Yegua
43km (27mi) S of Constanza
76km (47mi) W of Santo Domingo


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Two More Tremors 3.1, 3.7 Magnitude Shake South-Central Towns




Santo Domingo.-

Two tremors were felt 1am Friday in San José de Ocoa (south-central) of 3.1 and 3.7 magnitude, with no damages reported, according to the Santo Domingo State University (UASD) Seismology Institute.
The reported tremors also occurred in the area of yesterday’s 4.0 magnitude quake.

UASD of seismic data manager Juan Arias said the first tremor was a magnitude 3.1, whose epicenter was southwest of Ocoa, at a depth of 32 kilometers, while the second, a 3.7, at 6:34am, was around 15 kilometers deep. He said was also felt in the nearby town of Sabana Larga.

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