Earthquake details

Friday, January 18, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Dominican Republic on Friday, January 18, 1974 at 16:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hato Mayor del Rey (Dominican Republic - DO), about 12.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.370 and latitude 18.791.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates 18.791, -69.370
UTC time 1974-01-18 16:52:43.100
Location Hato Mayor del Rey
Country Dominican Republic (DO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-18

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