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08-23-2006, 02:50 PM
The Dominican Republic experiences an average of three earthquakes each day, and 94% of them are never felt by the people. The UASD Seismological Institute says that there are days with no tectonic activity, but then again there are days with eight or ten small quakes. The institute has identified 11 fault zones in the DR, and the main ones are along the Northern Mountain Range (Cordillera Septentrional), the Cibao Valley, Bonao, San Juan de la Maguana, San Jose de Ocoa and Enriquillo. The institute said that the Dominican Republic is a nation of high seismic activity since it is nestled between the North American Plate and the South American Plate as well as other tectonic features. According to Diario Libre, there were three significant quakes in the Cotui region and one in the northeast of Puerto Plata Province over the weekend. Juan Arias, one of the technicians at the institute, told Diario Libre reporters that the land has always shaken and will continue to shake, more or less.
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