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USGS usp000gqvg

18 Dec 2008, 17:13

7 km N of Quisqueya, Dominican Republic

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 104.4 km depth.

Depth104.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km N of Quisqueya, Dominican Republic?

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18.622000, -69.408000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gqvg
Coordinates
18.622, -69.408
Network
us
Significance
493