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M6.8 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province

Name: M6.8 earthquake near Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province
Start: 1916-04-24T04:26:44.51+00:00
Location: 26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

40352 d ago · 24 Apr 1916, 04:26 UTC 26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic on 24 Apr 1916, 04:26 UTC at a depth of 100 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. 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 43 km away in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic.

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