M6.2 earthquake near San Francisco de Macorís, Duarte Province
19750 d ago · 19 Sept 1972, 01:36 UTC 10 km SSE of Joba Arriba, Dominican Republic
What happened
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Joba Arriba, Dominican Republic on 19 Sept 1972, 01:36 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is San Francisco de Macorís, about 21 km away in Duarte Province, Dominican Republic.
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