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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem874001
USGS iscgem874001

8 Jan 1962, 01:00

3 km NNW of Matanzas, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 35.6 km depth.

Depth35.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km NNW of Matanzas, Dominican Republic?

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18.272000, -70.428000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem874001
Coordinates
18.272, -70.428
Network
iscgem
Significance
644