Earthquakes in the DR

[DR Solar]

Side note. We lived in San Francisco when this one 6.9 hit. NO Warnings at all. Most buildings and infrastructure had been built/upgraded for earthquakes yet the damage was pretty bad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake

I can't imagine what a 7. would do here.

 

[NanSanPedro]

I was in Northern Haiti for the 2010 quake. It was devastating there because of the influx of refugees. We felt it but had negligible damage. I don't want to go thru that again.

 

[DR Solar]

I was in Northern Haiti for the 2010 quake. It was devastating there because of the influx of refugees. We felt it but had negligible damage. I don't want to go thru that again.

Influx of refugees? Before the quake? Explain please.

 

[NanSanPedro]

Influx of refugees? Before the quake? Explain please.

No, after the quake. Probably within 48 hours.

 

[CristoRey]

I can't imagine what a 7. would do here. [/QUOTE]

I can and its not a pretty thought.

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Preliminary Report
Magnitude 4.3
Date-Time • 3 Mar 2020 03:10:18 UTC
• 2 Mar 2020 23:10:18 near epicenter
• 2 Mar 2020 23:10:18 standard time in your timezone
Location 18.429N 68.857W
Depth 157 km
Distances • 12.2 km (7.6 mi) E of La Romana, Dominican Republic
• 25.9 km (16.1 mi) SW of Salvale�n de Hig�ey, Dominican Republic
• 41.9 km (26.0 mi) SSE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Dominican Republic
• 47.8 km (29.6 mi) E of San Pedro de Macor�s, Dominican Republic
• 50.7 km (31.4 mi) WSW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.6 km; Vertical 8.0 km
Parameters Nph = 42; Dmin = 68.1 km; Rmss = 0.59 seconds; Gp = 104°
Version =
Event ID us 600088d5

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Preliminary Report
Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time • 3 Mar 2020 03:10:17 UTC
• 2 Mar 2020 23:10:17 near epicenter
• 2 Mar 2020 23:10:17 standard time in your timezone
Location 19.161N 68.591W
Depth 158 km
Distances • 52.0 km (32.2 mi) ENE of Miches, Dominican Republic
• 61.7 km (38.2 mi) NNE of Salvale�n de Hig�ey, Dominican Republic
• 64.4 km (39.9 mi) NE of Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Dominican Republic
• 67.0 km (41.6 mi) NNW of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
• 78.7 km (48.8 mi) E of Saman�, Dominican Republic
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.7 km; Vertical 2.9 km
Parameters Nph = 21; Dmin = 68.0 km; Rmss = 0.29 seconds; Gp = 203°
Event ID pr 2020063007 ***This event supersedes event US600088d5.

 

[JD Jones]

I KNEW I felt something when I got up to drain the firehose this morning.

They are usually so slight I have a hard time figuring out if it's my bad balance or an actual tremor.

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Preliminary Report
Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time • 6 Mar 2020 12:40:42 UTC
• 6 Mar 2020 08:40:42 near epicenter
• 6 Mar 2020 08:40:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.980N 68.435W
Depth 85 km
Distances • 47.8 km (29.6 mi) SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
• 66.7 km (41.4 mi) S of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
• 75.5 km (46.8 mi) SE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
• 76.0 km (47.1 mi) SSE of Salvale�n de Hig�ey, Dominican Republic
• 106.3 km (65.9 mi) ESE of San Pedro de Macor�s, Dominican Republic
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 5.3 km; Vertical 5.7 km
Parameters Nph = 102; Dmin = 134.0 km; Rmss = 0.68 seconds; Gp = 33°
Version =
Event ID us 60008b0w

 

[Riva_31]

I was sneezing in that moment, a worker told me just shaked very strong and I joked was my sneez, then I received the notification just after I said that.

 

[AlterEgo]

Temblor de 4.7 grados se produce en Punta Cana - N Digital

Un sismo de magnitud 4.7 en la escala de Richter se produjo la tarde de este miércoles al noreste de Punta Cana, provincia La Altagracia, a una profundidad de 5.9 kilómetros en el océano Atlántico.

n.com.do

 

[CG]

FYI - The Headline: "Tremblor de 4.7 grados se produce en Punta Cana" reported by N Digital is quite far fetched..

No where near Punta Cana - Actual location was 60+ miles NE of Punta Cana, way north, out in the Atlantic...

 

[Chirimoya]

That would explain why no one has felt it here.

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Preliminary Report
Magnitude	4.4
Date-Time	14 May 2020 21:03:58 UTC 14 May 2020 17:03:58 near epicenter 14 May 2020 17:03:58 standard time in your timezone
Location	19.782N 71.129W
Depth	10 km
Distances	6.9 km (4.3 mi) SE of Estero Hondo, Dominican Republic 26.0 km (16.1 mi) NNW of Mao, Dominican Republic 26.6 km (16.5 mi) NW of Esperanza, Dominican Republic 33.5 km (20.8 mi) E of Villa V�squez, Dominican Republic 35.9 km (22.3 mi) NW of Villa Bison�, Dominican Republic
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 4.5 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 68; Dmin = 57.5 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 57° Version =
Event ID	us 70009ga7

 

[pokerplayer]

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us70009ga7/dyfi/zip

 

[malko]

Quite a large tremor right now..... 2320 or so.
North coast.

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Preliminary Report
Magnitude	4.2
Date-Time	20 May 2020 03:22:12 UTC 19 May 2020 23:22:12 near epicenter 19 May 2020 23:22:12 standard time in your timezone
Location	19.782N 71.251W
Depth	10 km
Distances	9.5 km (5.9 mi) WSW of Estero Hondo, Dominican Republic 21.0 km (13.0 mi) ENE of Villa V�squez, Dominican Republic 29.3 km (18.2 mi) ENE of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic 31.2 km (19.4 mi) NW of Mao, Dominican Republic 35.0 km (21.7 mi) NNE of Sabaneta, Dominican Republic
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 4.4 km; Vertical 2.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 41; Dmin = 67.4 km; Rmss = 0.72 seconds; Gp = 81° Version =
Event ID	us 70009lc0

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

4.2

26 Jul 2020 08:53:17 UTC 26 Jul 2020 04:53:17 near epicenter 26 Jul 2020 04:53:17 standard time in your timezone

18.725N 69.422W

93 km

8.0 km (5.0 mi) SE of El Puerto, Dominican Republic 17.9 km (11.1 mi) WSW of Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic 18.8 km (11.7 mi) N of Quisqueya, Dominican Republic 22.7 km (14.1 mi) E of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic 32.3 km (20.0 mi) NNW of San Pedro de Macor�s, Dominican Republic

Horizontal: 7.5 km; Vertical 7.7 km

Nph = 36; Dmin = 8.1 km; Rmss = 0.42 seconds; Gp = 87° Version =

us 6000b4bb

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Preliminary Report
Magnitude	4.2
Date-Time	25 Aug 2020 10:26:22 UTC 25 Aug 2020 06:26:22 near epicenter 25 Aug 2020 06:26:22 standard time in your timezone
Location	19.811N 71.267W
Depth	10 km
Distances	9.9 km (6.1 mi) W of Estero Hondo, Dominican Republic 20.3 km (12.6 mi) ENE of Villa V�squez, Dominican Republic 29.3 km (18.2 mi) ENE of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, Dominican Republic 34.9 km (21.7 mi) NW of Mao, Dominican Republic 37.7 km (23.4 mi) NNE of Sabaneta, Dominican Republic
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 3.5 km; Vertical 2.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 26; Dmin = 70.7 km; Rmss = 1.07 seconds; Gp = 103° Version =
Event ID	us 7000bck3

 

[Cdn_Gringo]

Posted as a reminder that the shaking from an earthquake is not the only threat our island nation faces when it comes to these events. Nothing to worry about from this earthquake but this may not always be the case. Of particular concern is the major fault that runs east to west in the ocean off the north coast of the island - the North Hispaniola Fault and portions of the Puerto Rico Trench. Both of these areas of active seismic activity are thrust zones that are more than capable of producing a large tsunami under the right conditions. Fortunately this quake was nowhere near us. These large destructive waves can travel large distances quite quickly. As far as I know the Dominican Republic has no tsunami early warning system in place to notify citizens of inbound threats.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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* MAGNITUDE 6.6
* ORIGIN TIME 0651 UTC SEP 6 2020
* COORDINATES 7.5 NORTH 37.1 WEST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 OCCURRED
NEAR THE CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE AT 0651 UTC ON SUNDAY
SEPTEMBER 6 2020.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
CARIBBEAN COASTS FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
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"A dozen major earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater have occurred in the Caribbean near Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in the past 500 years, and several have generated tsunamis. The most recent major earthquake, a magnitude 8.1 in 1946, resulted in a tsunami that killed a reported 1,600 people."