Earthquake details

Thursday, April 8, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Dominican Republic on Thursday, April 8, 1993 at 19:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz de Barahona (Dominican Republic - DO), about 3.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.132 and latitude 18.222.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 12.8 km
Coordinates 18.222, -71.132
UTC time 1993-04-08 19:13:10.750
Location Santa Cruz de Barahona
Country Dominican Republic (DO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-04-08

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