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11-08-2006, 05:00 PM
Although the number varies across the media, a quake measuring 5.0 - 5.2 on the Richter Scale shook up most of the Cibao Valley and parts of the north coast yesterday morning. So far, there have been no reports of injuries or structural damage due to the shock, which was classified as "superficial" or close to the surface. The Seismological Institute at the UASD said that the quake was centered to the NNE of the city of La Vega. Towns as far away as Mao and Esperanza in Valverde province and Nagua and Cabrera in Maria Trinidad Sanchez province reported the event. It all happened at 10:11am yesterday morning. According to the institute's Juan Arias, there were no pre-shocks or aftershocks.
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