As the newspapers went to press last night reports were being transmitted that shortly before midnight there had been another earth tremor that sent people out into the streets of Santiago. The reports indicate that the quake was felt in Puerto Plata and even as far afield as the capital. Schoolchildren were sent home yesterday as a result of a second tremor in the early hours of the morning, which the US Geological Survey registered at a magnitude of 4.6. According to the seismological institute, the latest quakes are aftershocks of the major tremor, which occurred on 22 September. Wednesday morning’s quake, which was reported in yesterday’s DR1 news, caused some panic in the northern region, but little damage. The US Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center said the “light earthquake occurred at 11:48 UTC on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Its epicenter was located near Santiago, 30kms south of Puerto Plata and 140kms northwest of Santo Domingo. See http://www.earthquake.usgs.gov/rece…akes/uszyak.htm