Magnitude 2.9 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 17:42:15 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude | 2.9 |
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Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
Location | 18.82N 68.20W |
Depth | 95 kilometers |
Region | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION |
Distances |
90 km (55 miles) ENE of La Romana, Dominican Republic 130 km (80 miles) WNW of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 185 km (115 miles) ENE of SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic 220 km (140 miles) W 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 | usfhby |
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