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Dominican Republic earthquakes in 1985

8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Dominican Republic in 1985. The largest: M5.7 68 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Jul 21, 1985.

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

19841986

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Where every quake of 1985 was located in Dominican Republic. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1985

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19850
February 19850
March 19850
April 198514.86 km ESE of Ramón Santana, Dominican Republic
May 198514.67 km ENE of El Puerto, Dominican Republic
June 19850
July 198535.768 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
August 198514.840 km S of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
September 19850
October 19850
November 19850
December 198525.115 km W of San Rafael del Yuma, 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 1985

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.