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M5.3 earthquake near Santa Cruz de El Seibo, El Seíbo

Name: M5.3 earthquake near Santa Cruz de El Seibo, El Seíbo
Start: 2023-12-22T18:30:13.48+00:00
Location: 65 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic

1029 d ago · 22 Dec 2023, 18:30 UTC 65 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 65 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic on 22 Dec 2023, 18:30 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Santa Cruz de El Seibo, about 89 km away in El Seíbo, Dominican Republic.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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