UASD Seismology recorded two earthquakes in the country in the early hours of the morning
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Santo Domingo, DR—
The Seismological Institute of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) reported that a couple of earthquakes were registered in the Dominican Republic during the early hours of Saturday morning.
The first of these telluric movements occurred around 3:00 a.m. near Ramón Santana in San Pedro de Macorís.
Also, according to preliminary data from the Seismological Institute, this earthquake had a magnitude of 4.2 and a depth of 92.2 kilometers.
After this earthquake, a little more than an hour later, another one occurred, although a milder one.
This one had its epicenter in the community of Bánica, Elías Piña, and had a magnitude of 2.6.