2003 Dominican Republic earthquake
2003 Dominican Republic Earthquake
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| Date |
September 22, 2003 |
| Magnitude |
Mw 6.4 |
| Depth |
10 km |
| Casualties |
3 |
On September 22, 2003 at 00:45 local time (04:45 UTC), a magnitude 6.4 Mw earthquake occurred close the northern coast of the Dominican Republic.[1] Its epicenter was located at , near the town of Luperon, Puerto Plata and 40 miles (64 km) north the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.[2]. This earthquake could also be felt in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A research indicated that it was one of a series of westward-propagating earthquakes along the boundary between the North American Plate and the Caribbean Plate.[3]
References
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← Earthquakes in 2003 →
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- Colima (7.6, Jan 21)
- Bachu1 (6.3, Feb 24)
- Alabama (4.6, Apr 29)
- Bingöl1 (6.4, May 1)
- Boumerdès1 (6.8, May 21)
- Coquimbo (7.5, Jun 20)
- Dominican Republic (6.4, Sep 22)
- Hokkaidō (8.3, Sep 25)
- Altai Republic (7.3, Sep 27)
- Kazakhstan-China (6.1, Dec 1)
- San Simeon (6.5, Dec 22)
- Puerto Armuelles (6.5, Dec 25)
- Bam1 2 (6.6, Dec 26)
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1 earthquakes resulting in at least 30 deaths
2 the deadliest earthquake of the year
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