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1946 Dominican Republic Earthquake
4 August 1946 · Northeastern Coast · Dominican Republic
On 4 August 1946 at 17:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic (Northeastern Coast), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Caribbean Plate, 41 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (oceanic transform fault). It killed at least 1,790 people.
- Date
- 4 August 1946
- Time
- 17:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 15 km
- Deaths
- 1,790
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.0 m wave)
- Plate
- Caribbean Plate
- Country
- Dominican Republic
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1953Puerto Plata · M 7.2
- 1946Northeastern Coast · M 7.575 deaths
- 19431943 Puerto Rico Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19181918 San Fermín Earthquake · M 7.1144 deaths
- 1916Santo Dominigo · M 7.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth