Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 21, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Dominican Republic on Wednesday, April 21, 1948 at 20:22 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nagua (Dominican Republic - DO), about 19.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.716 and latitude 19.260.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 19.260, -69.716
UTC time 1948-04-21 20:22:07.940
Location Nagua
Country Dominican Republic (DO)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1948-04-21

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