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Dominican Republic earthquakes in 1977

10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Dominican Republic in 1977. The largest: M5.0 10 km S of Sánchez, Dominican Republic, Dec 3, 1977.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19761978

Map

Where every quake of 1977 was located in Dominican Republic. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1977

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19770
February 197715.010 km E of Gaspar Hernández, Dominican Republic
March 19770
April 197714.863 km ENE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
May 197714.98 km NNE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
June 197734.910 km NE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
July 19770
August 19770
September 197724.98 km E of La Romana, Dominican Republic
October 197714.7Dominican Republic region
November 19770
December 197715.010 km S of Sánchez, Dominican Republic

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Dominican Republic nowWorldwide in 1977

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.