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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us6000jkqk
USGS us6000jkqk

1 Feb 2023, 11:11

33 km S of Matanzas, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 47.1 km depth.

Depth47.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 March 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km S of Matanzas, Dominican Republic?

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17.947500, -70.372700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jkqk
Coordinates
17.9475, -70.3727
Network
us
Significance
789