The UASD Seismic Institute says that the earthquake that shook the Dominican Republic yesterday, Wednesday 28 May, registered 6 on the Richter scale. The Puerto Rico Seismic Network reported that the earthquake felt at 5:15pm in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic was of a 5.8 magnitude. The epicenter is said to have been 38 kilometers off the coast of Boca de Yuma in La Altagracia province, at a depth of 91 km.
It is not known to have caused any damage. It was felt strongly in nearby Punta Cana, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris and Santo Domingo, but was strong enough to be perceived nationwide.
The shake was long and caused people to run out of their high rises and office buildings.
Diario Libre reports that a session was underway in the Senate but was not interrupted. At Agora Mall many shoppers said the long shake made them think the Metro was passing under the mall. El Dia reports that the metro continued normal operations.
http://redsismica.uprm.edu/English/Informe_Sismo/myinfoGeneral.php?id=20140528211504
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr14148004#summary