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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem897293
USGS iscgem897293

22 Apr 1948, 01:28

7 km WSW of Samaná, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km WSW of Samaná, Dominican Republic?

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19.184000, -69.406000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem897293
Coordinates
19.184, -69.406
Network
iscgem
Significance
699