April 20, 1564 Earthquake: Concepcion DE LA Vega, Dominican Republic
An earthquake struck Concepcion DE LA Vega, Dominican Republic on April 20, 1564.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 20, 1564
- Place
- Concepcion DE LA Vega, Dominican Republic
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 19.100° N, 70.300° W
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Region
- Caribbean
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #124 Grases, Jose (1990). Terremotos Destructores del Caribe, 1502-1990. UNESCO-RELACIS, Montevideo.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 4, 1946, Northeastern Coast, Dominican Republic
- August 8, 1946, Northeastern Coast, Dominican Republic
- May 9, 1673, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- June 24, 1984, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- September 22, 2003, Puerto Plata, Santiago, Dominican Republic
- January 30, 1776, W, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
- 1783, Santiago DE Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
- 1684, Santo Domingo,azua, Dominican Republic
- December 29, 1897, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- October 18, 1751, Azua DE Compostela, Dominican Republic
- October 16, 2003, Moca, Santiago, Dominican Republic
- May 31, 1953, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- 1691, Azua, Dominican Republic
- 1502, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- September 8, 1615, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 746.