1984 Dominican Republic earthquake

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1984 Dominican Republic earthquake
1984 Dominican Republic earthquake is located in the Dominican Republic
1984 Dominican Republic earthquake
Date 24 June 1984 (1984-06-24)
Origin time 11:17:14 UTC [1]
Magnitude 6.7 Mw [1]
Depth 35 km [1]
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Type Oblique-slip
Max. intensity VII (Very Strong) [2]
Casualties 5

On June 24, 1984, a magnitude 6.7 Mw earthquake occurred off the southern coast of the Dominican Republic.[3] Its epicenter was located 370 kilometres (230 mi) east of the epicenter of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[3][4] The USGS estimates that 320,000 people were affected at intensity VII and 2,964,000 at intensity VI, resulting in an estimated 5 fatalities.[3]

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Pager - M5.9 - Haiti Region". U.S.G.S. (January 12th, 2010).
  4. http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_rja6_m.html


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