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USGS iscgem891713

31 May 1953, 20:58

5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 16.7 km depth.

Depth16.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic?

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19.451000, -70.401000

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M 6.4

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem891713
Coordinates
19.451, -70.401
Network
iscgem
Significance
666