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01-11-2007, 05:40 PM
A tremor, registered at 4.8 on the Richter scale, was felt in the northeastern part of the country yesterday. No injuries were reported. The tremor was registered at 5:34am at latitude north, 60 kilometers northeast of Samana. The National Seismological Institute said that the slight earthquake was felt in La Romana, El Seybo, Hato Mayor, Santo Domingo, Salcedo, La Vega, Duarte and other parts of the Cibao region. The depth of the quake, which lasted three seconds, was 135 kilometers, and according to reports, the tremor was felt strongest near the center of Samana province in the northeast.

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