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06-04-2009, 04:31 PM
The Seismology Institute at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) recorded an earthquake with an epicenter in the Cibao Valley in the heart of the Dominican Republic at 11:59am on Wednesday.
Institute director Eugenio Polanco Rivera said that the quake was registered at 15.59 GMT with a magnitude of 3.9 points on the Richter Scale, at a depth of one kilometer beneath the surface. Polanco said that the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 18.90 degrees North, 70.42 West.
He reported that the quake did not cause any damage to property or lives. It was felt in the cities of Cotui, San Francisco de Macoris, Villa Tapia and other locations in the eastern Cibao Valley. The quake was felt slightly in Santo Domingo.
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Institute director Eugenio Polanco Rivera said that the quake was registered at 15.59 GMT with a magnitude of 3.9 points on the Richter Scale, at a depth of one kilometer beneath the surface. Polanco said that the epicenter of the earthquake was located at 18.90 degrees North, 70.42 West.
He reported that the quake did not cause any damage to property or lives. It was felt in the cities of Cotui, San Francisco de Macoris, Villa Tapia and other locations in the eastern Cibao Valley. The quake was felt slightly in Santo Domingo.
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