2012News

More shakes

On Monday, 23 January an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, according to preliminary data from the UASD Seismological Institute, and 5.1 according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), revived fears in the population yesterday and caused evacuations from several buildings in the National District. The quake occurred at 4:50 in the afternoon and …
2012News

Earthquake preparedness

With four earthquakes shaking the DR this week, Dominicans have had ample reminders to convince everyone to look into preparations. Freddy Santana, director general of the National Office for Seismic Evaluation and Infrastructure Vulnerability (Onesvie), said that the most important thing is to maintain calm in the event of a catastrophic earthquake. He urged Dominicans …