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Dominican Republic earthquakes in 1978

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Dominican Republic in 1978. The largest: M5.0 54 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic, Feb 16, 1978.

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

19771979

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Where every quake of 1978 was located in Dominican Republic. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1978

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19780
February 197815.054 km ESE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
March 19780
April 19780
May 19780
June 197814.68 km NE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
July 197814.75 km SW of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic
August 19780
September 19780
October 19780
November 197814.749 km SSE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
December 19780

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 1978

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.