Magnitude 3.1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 00:09:21 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 3.1 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 19.28N 68.02W |
| Depth | 104 kilometers |
| Region | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
| Distances |
140 km (85 miles) NE of La Romana, Dominican Republic 150 km (95 miles) NW of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 215 km (135 miles) ENE of SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic 220 km (135 miles) WNW of SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution |
| Parameters | not available |
| Source | Red Sísmica de Puerto Rico, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez |
| Event ID | usfpak |
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