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M5.3 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province

Name: M5.3 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province
Start: 2019-02-04T14:33:48.81+00:00
Location: 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

2811 d ago · 4 Feb 2019, 14:33 UTC 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 4 Feb 2019, 14:33 UTC at a depth of 74 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Punta Cana, about 52 km away in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic.

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First reported by USGS
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