Local April 3, 2017 - 2:48 am

Tremor shakes Dominican Republic East(Update)

USGS,gov map.

(Update) Santo Domingo.- A magnitude 4.9 quake in the country, with an epicenter in El Valle, Hato Mayor province, shook several parts of the East region Sunday night.

The US Geologic Survey said the tremor was 90 kilometers deep.

First response agencies haven’t report any damage or victims.

File.- Two tremors shake Dominican Republic East region at 9:45pm, and a second at 10:45 pm.

More information as available…

From the USGS.gov.

Magnitude

5.0 Ml

± 0.0

Location

19.153°N 69.291°W

± 10.0 km

Depth

95.0 km

± 10.0

Origin Time        2017-04-03 02:45:08.100 UTC

Number of Stations       44

Number of Phases         44

Minimum Distance         251.3 km (2.26°)

Travel Time Residual      1.09 s

Azimuthal Gap  220°

FE Region            DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION (88)

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