Every countryDominican Republic
Dominican Republic earthquakes in 1979
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Dominican Republic in 1979. The largest: M6.1 49 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic, Mar 23, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Dominican Republic. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.19 km SE of Bayaguana, Dominican Republic · 99 km deep
- 5.960 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic · 104 km deep
- 5.073 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 42 km deep
- 4.878 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 33 km deep
- 4.576 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 33 km deep
- 4.812 km NE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic · 138 km deep
- 6.149 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic · 80 km deep
- 4.95 km S of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic · 111 km deep
- 4.738 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic · 89 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 0 | ||
| February 1979 | 0 | ||
| March 1979 | 3 | 6.1 | 49 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| April 1979 | 0 | ||
| May 1979 | 0 | ||
| June 1979 | 0 | ||
| July 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 12 km NE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic |
| August 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 76 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| September 1979 | 0 | ||
| October 1979 | 2 | 5.0 | 73 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| November 1979 | 2 | 5.9 | 60 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic |
| December 1979 | 0 |
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.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
Nearby
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.