20 earthquakes recorded in northwest Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo.- Meteorologist Jean Suriel reported this Wednesday that the Dominican Republic has experienced 20 earthquakes recently, with 10 concentrated in the northwest region. Suriel noted on X that the seismic activity has been concentrated southeast of Monte Cristi, west of Valverde, and north of Santiago Rodríguez.

Suriel explained that at 11:59 PM yesterday, seismographs detected a 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt across much of the Cibao region. Prior to this, a magnitude 3.6 quake occurred, followed by several smaller tremors ranging from 3.0 to 3.2 in the northwest.

The most recent tremor, measuring 2.5 in magnitude, struck at 5:20 AM today, with its epicenter east-southeast of Guayubín in Monte Cristi.

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Los temblores de tierra se han activado en República Dominicana desde ayer martes: hasta el momento han ocurrido 20 movimientos telúricos, con 10 de ellos concentrados en el noroeste del país.

⚠️El enjambre sísmico se ha registrado al sureste de Monte Cristi, al oeste… pic.twitter.com/bN3C9QVKEl

— Jean Suriel (@JeanSuriel) September 11, 2024