M4.2 earthquake near Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez
3664 d ago · 6 Oct 2016, 00:52 UTC 17 km NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
What happened
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic on 6 Oct 2016, 00:52 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Nagua, about 58 km away in María Trinidad Sánchez, Dominican Republic.
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