M5.2 earthquake near San Ignacio de Sabaneta, Santiago Rodríguez
2945 d ago · 23 Sept 2018, 05:45 UTC 4 km S of Villa Elisa, Dominican Republic
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 4 km S of Villa Elisa, Dominican Republic on 23 Sept 2018, 05:45 UTC at a depth of 20 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is San Ignacio de Sabaneta, about 20 km away in Santiago Rodríguez, Dominican Republic.
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