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Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - 8.2 km SSE of San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, lunes, 13 mar 2023 05:04 (GMT -4) -

Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - 8.2 km SSE of San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, lunes, 13 mar 2023 05:04 (GMT -4) Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - 8.2 km SSE of San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic, lunes, 13 mar 2023 05:04 (GMT -4)

Terremoto moderado magnitud 4.6 a 10 km de profundidad

13 Mar 09:08 UTC: Primero en informar: VolcanoDiscovery después de 3 minutos.
13 Mar 09:12: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: RaspberryShake
13 Mar 09:20: Magnitud recalculada de 4.8 a 4.6. Profundidad recalculada de 2.0 a 10.0 km (de 1.2 a 6.2 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 6.6 km (4.1 mi) al WSW.
13 Mar 10:56: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS
Update Mon, 13 Mar 2023, 09:11

Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Santo Domingo, Nacional, Dominican Republic

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Santo Domingo, Nacional, Dominican Republic on 13 Mar 2023 (GMT) at approximately 09:03 GMT.
There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this possible quake. If confirmed, we can expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location, magnitude and time mentioned are indicative, based on our best-fit seismic model. They are temporary until our AllQuakes monitoring service receives more exact scientific data from a national or international seismological agency. Check back here shortly and stay safe.

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Detalles del terremoto

Fecha y hora13 Mar 2023 09:04:59 UTC -
Hora local en el epicentrolunes, 13 mar 2023 05:04 (GMT -4)
StatusConfirmado
Magnitud4.6
Prof.10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud18.4842°N / 70.4656°W (San José de Ocoa, San Jose de Ocoa, República Dominicana)
Antipode18.484°S / 109.534°E
Intensidad del temblorTemblor ligero
Sentido245 informes
Fuente primaria de datosUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Lugares cercanos8 km al SSE de San Jose de Ocoa (San José de Ocoa) (pop: 21,100) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
27 km al NNO de Baní (Peravia) (pop: 66,700) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
29 km al E de Compostela de Azua (pop: 59,100) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
37 km al SO de Villa Altagracia (San Cristóbal) (pop: 40,000) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
46 km al O de Bajos de Haina (San Cristóbal) (pop: 66,800) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
49 km al O de Santo Domingo Oeste (pop: 701,300) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
60 km al O de Santo Domingo (Nacional) (pop: 2,201,900) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
82 km al S de Concepción de La Vega (pop: 102,400) | En el mapa | Sismos cercanos
Energía sísmica estimada liberada5 x 1011 joules (139 MWh, equivalente a 120 toneladas de TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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RevistaProf.UbicaciónFuente
4.610 kmDominican Republic RegionUSGS
4.610 kmDominican Republic RegionGFZ
4.610 kmDOMINICAN REPUBLICEMSC
4.610 kmDominican Republic RegionRaspberryShake
4.610 kmDominican Republic RegionIRIS

User reports for this quake (261)

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Jarabacoa, La Vega (74 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : it was light but i felt my bed shaking and when i look to see if anything else is shaking i see my tv vibrating | 2 users found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo (32.4 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Live on a 7th floor. Very aggressive | 3 users found this interesting.  
Barahona dominican repúblic (74.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : I was lying asleep then I get scared when I feel the window and the bed move. I live on a second level but apparently no one felt the tremor | One user found this interesting.  
Barahona dominican repúblic (74.1 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : I was lying asleep then I get scared when I feel the window and the bed move. I live on a second level but apparently no one felt the tremor | One user found this interesting.  
San Cristobal (21 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sleeping and all bed start moving and I thought it was a dream | 2 users found this interesting.  
SANTO DOMINGO, REPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE / Light shaking (MMI IV) / complex motion difficult to describe / 15-20 s : 7ème étage de l'hotel. Réveillés à 05:05am, tremblements répétés du lit, craquements répétés des portes coulissantes du placard. | One user found this interesting.  
San Cristobal, villa altagracia, barrio multis de (37.6 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / very short : yo estaba acostado en la madrugada usando mi laptop viendos videos en youtube de baloncesto y de senti un temblor como temblo un poco y de repente mas fuerte pero en la duracion del temblor fue muy corta me levante de la cama y le avise a mi padre y el estaba como durmiendo y lo habia despertado y me dijo que tambien lo habia sentido.  
República Dominicana (181 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Bueno estaba en dormido y sentí como se movía mi cama pero pensaba que estaba en sueño al abrir los ojos veía todo oscuro con mucha neblina no había nada de luz y comencé a decirle a Dios que tenga misericordia de nuestros pais, tenia mucho miedo por mi familia, después al rato se encendieron las luces y me senti mas calmado Dios escucho mi clamor, asi que prepararse nadie sabe el dia ni la hora en que el hijo del hombre ha de venir, oremos pidiendo misericordia por República Dominicana.  
San Cristóbal, Madre Vieja Sur (40 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / very short : Onda de sacudida fuerte. Estaba durmiendo en cama. Fue una sacudida como en forma de giro arriba -contra manecilla a derecha (si se ve desde quien está acostado Boca Arriba  
San Cristóbal R.D (36.6 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / very short : Estaba acostada mientras mi esposo se cambiaba para irse a trabajar, luego empezó a temblar y me desperte espantada. El me dijo que no me duerma que está temblando la tierra  
Los Alcarrizos (42.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Estaba recién levantada y acostada cuando siento movimiento pensado que es otra cosa me quedo quieta por si acaso  
Santo Domingo (51.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s : Bueno, no hablo inglés. Pero se sintió como si un camión de los grandes pasara por la calle y mi ventana también sonó, es de cristal y se escuchó como si se moviera el vidrio.  
Santo Domingo Oeste (51.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 5-10 s : I felt scared | One user found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo (45.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Sentí y escuché,cómo se sacudió la casa,pero no fue tan fuerte como el de febrero | One user found this interesting.  
Pedro brand (41.1 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sleeping, I heard a song and then it was shaking. | One user found this interesting.  
Jarabacoa, la vega (74 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : In the bed. Bed starts shaking | One user found this interesting.  
La Julia, Santo Domingo De Guzmán, Nacional (54 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Light movement | One user found this interesting.  
santo domingo (58.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Short shake of about 2 secs. | One user found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo Oeste (47.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : i was in my bed and the bed started to move | One user found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo, D. N. Bella Vista / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s : Dormía sola, sentí que movieron la cama por un segundo, los perros ladraron durante un largo rato. Viví en un 4to nivel. Por igual sentí lo mismo en el de la hora 1:Am  
Santo Domingo / Light shaking (MMI IV) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) : I was sleeping and got awake by the shaking of the bed. It took me a pair seconds be aware of it was really an earth Quake.  
santo domingo (58.7 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Short shake of about 2 secs.  
Santo Domingo, Nacional (58.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
República Dominicana, san Cristóbal (37.4 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago (111.4 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Santo Domingo (57.6 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Doors and windows shakes, woke me up, my bed shakes as well  
Santo Domingo Este (65.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vibration and rolling / 1-2 s
Santo Domingo Oeste (47.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : i was in my bed and the bed started to move  
República Dominicana bani (30.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Estaba durmiendo y todos salieron jullendo en la casa la cama se movía  
Santo Domingo (51.9 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
República Dominicana, san Cristóbal (37.4 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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