1946 Earthquake in DR

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Seventy years ago today, there was a major quake in DR. This is from my local Atlantic City news:

Dan Skeldon
A SOUTH JERSEY TSUNAMI? 70 YEARS AGO TODAY
On August 4, 1946, an 8.1 earthquake shook the Dominican Republic, and generated a 12 to 16 foot tsunami that killed over 1,800 people.
While MUCH smaller and NOT harmful, a little tsunami was also measured from that earthquake here in South Jersey(Atlantic City), as well as far as away as Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida.
While major tsunamis are not likely in South Jersey, small ones that displace the water slightly can occur, from distant earthquakes or strong thunderstorm squall lines (meteotsunami).

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The 1946 Dominican Republic Earthquake & Tsunami

On August 4, 1946, at 1:51 pm near Saman?, Dominican Republic, the earth shook - hard. Residents did not know that they what they were about to experience would be entered into the history books as one of the Caribbean's deadliest tsunami.

The earthquake measured a whopping Ms8.1 and together with the tsunami which followed, caused widespread damage across the island of Hispaniola.

The earthquake killed about 100 people and left nearly 20,000 homeless. Severe damage was reported in northern Dominican Republic from Puerto Plata to Santiago and Samana with sand blows observed in areas near the epicenter. The earthquake was felt stronly in neighbouring Haiti and Puerto Rico. Felt reports also came from eastern Cuba and the Virgin Islands.

Immediately following the quake, a 12 to 16 ft tsunami rushed ashore going several kilometers inland killing 1600-1800 people. More than 2500 people were killed in this disaster.

A small tsunami was also recorded by tide gauges at San Juan, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and in the United States at Daytona Beach, Florida and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

http://www.dpsninc.org/index.php/stories/37-the-1946-dominican-republic-earthquake-tsunami
 

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Hard to find much in the way of photographic record of the event.

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