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USGS usp000c89d

22 Sept 2003, 05:45

2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 6.4 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic?

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19.777000, -70.673000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c89d
Coordinates
19.777, -70.673
Network
us
Significance
675