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Dominican Republic earthquakes in 1980

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Dominican Republic in 1980. The largest: M5.9 15 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Nov 12, 1980.

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

19791981

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Where every quake of 1980 was located in Dominican Republic. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1980

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19800
February 198014.711 km WNW of San Rafael del Yuma, Dominican Republic
March 19800
April 19800
May 19800
June 19800
July 198015.077 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic
August 19800
September 198014.96 km NE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
October 19800
November 198015.915 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
December 19800

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 1980

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.