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Dominican Republic earthquakes in 1987
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Dominican Republic in 1987. The largest: M5.0 1 km WNW of Villa Vásquez, Dominican Republic, Sep 2, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
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Where every quake of 1987 was located in Dominican Republic. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.913 km SSW of El Cacao, Dominican Republic · 38 km deep
- 5.01 km WNW of Villa Vásquez, Dominican Republic · 34 km deep
- 4.754 km N of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic · 12 km deep
- 4.750 km N of Cabrera, Dominican Republic · 33 km deep
- 4.765 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 33 km deep
- 4.6110 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 33 km deep
- 4.737 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic · 103 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 0 | ||
| February 1987 | 1 | 4.7 | 37 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| March 1987 | 1 | 4.6 | 110 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| April 1987 | 0 | ||
| May 1987 | 0 | ||
| June 1987 | 0 | ||
| July 1987 | 1 | 4.7 | 65 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| August 1987 | 2 | 4.7 | 54 km N of Río San Juan, Dominican Republic |
| September 1987 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 km WNW of Villa Vásquez, Dominican Republic |
| October 1987 | 0 | ||
| November 1987 | 1 | 4.9 | 13 km SSW of El Cacao, Dominican Republic |
| December 1987 | 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.
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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.