M6.4 earthquake near Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata
8425 d ago · 22 Sept 2003, 04:45 UTC 2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on 22 Sept 2003, 04:45 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 Puerto Plata, about 2 km away in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
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