June 11, 1971 Earthquake: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on June 11, 1971 at 12:56:04 UTC, 57 km below the surface.
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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
- June 11, 1971
- Time
- 12:56:04 UTC
- Place
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 57 km (35 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 18.000° N, 69.800° W
- Country
- Dominican Republic
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Heavy property damage and some injuries in Santo Domingo. Felt on Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, and in northern Venezuela. (reference #1053)
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 8, 1615, Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
- 1502, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- December 29, 1897, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1691, Azua, Dominican Republic
- October 18, 1751, Azua DE Compostela, Dominican Republic
- January 30, 1776, W, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic
- April 20, 1564, Concepcion DE LA Vega, Dominican Republic
- November 1, 1989, Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, US Territories
- 1783, Santiago DE Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
- 1684, Santo Domingo,azua, Dominican Republic
- November 12, 1918, Puerto Rico, US Territories
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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 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4567.