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Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 26 km west of Compostela de Azua, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:50 pm (GMT -4) -

Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 12 km depth

30 Nov 02:56 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.
30 Nov 06:04: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.5 to 12.0 km (from 1.6 to 7.5 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.7 km (2.3 mi) towards N.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2022 02:50:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:50 pm (GMT -4)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.9
Depth	12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.47°N / 70.976°W (Las Yayas De Viajama, Provincia de Azua, Dominican Republic)
Antipode	18.47°S / 109.024°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	16 km (10 mi) SSW of Yayas de Viajama (Azua) (pop: 5,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Vicente Noble (Barahona) (pop: 11,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Peralta (Azua) (pop: 7,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) W of Compostela de Azua (pop: 59,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 28 km (17 mi) S of Sabana Yegua (Padre las Casas, Azua) (pop: 10,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) NNE of Santa Cruz de Barahona (pop: 77,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Constanza (La Vega) (pop: 29,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 114 km (71 mi) W of Santo Domingo (Nacional) (pop: 2,201,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 22.1°C (72 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10⁹ joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.9	12 km	Dominican Republic Region	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Santo Domingo, DR (SDD/DR network) | Distance from quake: 112 km / 69 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Santo Domingo, DR: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Santo Domingo, DR: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Santo Domingo, DR: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Samana, DR (SMDR/PR network) | Distance from quake: 209 km / 130 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Samana, DR: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Samana, DR: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Samana, DR: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Punta Cana, Rep. Dominicana (PCDR/PR network) | Distance from quake: 274 km / 170 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Punta Cana, Rep. Dominicana: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Punta Cana, Rep. Dominicana: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Punta Cana, Rep. Dominicana: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands (GRTK/CU network) | Distance from quake: 339 km / 210 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Obispado, Ponce (OBIP/PR network) | Distance from quake: 464 km / 288 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Obispado, Ponce: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Obispado, Ponce: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Obispado, Ponce: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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