A slight earthquake was felt in a great part of the nation last night around 10:30 pm. Calls to the Seismology Institute (Tel. 687-1296) at the UASD were not answered. The previous shake that was felt in the DR occurred on 4 January 2000, and had an intensity of 3.8 on the Richter Scale. It caused slight damages in buildings and homes in the cities of Santiago and Cotuí.
