Santo Domingo.– A tremor of magnitude 3.7 on the scale of Richter shook La Romana
province (east) 8:22 PM Thursday, according to the U.S. Geodetic Survey’s Web
site and the Dominican Republic Seismic Network.
The
epicenter of the tremor was located at 18.177 latitude North and 68.621
longitude West, 46 kilometers from La Romana, 50 from Higüey, 79 from
San Pedro de Macoris and 145 from Santo Domingo.
There weree no reports of injuries or damage from the 72.7 km-depth quake.
From: Dominican Republic
The Parque Nacional del Este is easily the greenest place in the galaxy. Not too many people live there, besides, a 3.7 isn't going to do sh#t.
Written by: ateo2010, 30 Jan 2010 11:57 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
wow good it wasnt so strong..
Written by: Edward, 30 Jan 2010 12:34 PM
From: United States, Faux News: Unfair Imbalance
3.7 is no big deal. I bet there are hundreds of those everyday throughout the world.
From: Dominican Republic
This region averages 4 earthquakes a month....nothing new.
Non news except for those who panic about things they have no reason to panic about.
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
Maybe that is on average but recently they have been much more frequent and also can often be felt noticeably and it is not very pleasant thinking that the next one may be considerably bigger..The epicentre seems to be much in the same position now .
Written by: BASTA, 30 Jan 2010 5:26 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Nice time to be on the Metro . I do not know why since that's the first to go.
Written by: danny00, 30 Jan 2010 6:37 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
very true what said
Written by: Ricardolito, 30 Jan 2010 2:53 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boca de Chavon
Maybe that is on average but recently they have been much more frequent and also can often be felt noticeably and it is not very pleasant thinking that the next one may be considerably bigger..The epicentre seems to be much in the same position now , they are popping up all over the place.....
be carefull.
move to new york thats upstate new york then u dont have to worry at all the big one might be on its way..... u remember pop?... next time it just might be larger... hope not for all the people over there....
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
danny00 I would rather die here in a quake than spend my life in the USA....!!!!!!!! ! I love it here in the DR
Written by: ateo2010, 30 Jan 2010 10:24 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
the chances of an great magnitude earthquake to occur in SD are very unlikely. maybe in the northern coasts or Santiago valley. But still even there there the destruction it wouldn't be as severe as in port- au- prince....
Written by: BASTA, 31 Jan 2010 6:25 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Oh well in the 1800s SD was destroyed!
From: Dominican Republic, La Romana
The eastern end of the country (Punta Cana, Bavaro) is very low and the only real evacuation possibility is through Veron which is a narrow 2 lane road with loads of people walking in and around the road. Hopefully nothing happens untill the Coral Highway connects Higuey to Puna Cana but the activity is cranking up. St. Thomas USVI had a 3.1 today.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthq....recenteqsww/Quakes/prp1003109.phpWritten by: josean, 31 Jan 2010 8:19 AM
From: United States
Why are people forgetting the most recent earthquake "NARCO BORICUA" in 2009!
Almost everyday since, LIE-onel Fernandez and the PLD feel aftershocks!
Written by: zooma, 31 Jan 2010 3:41 PM
From: United States
It was another slow news day for DT and this article was added for a filler !
The weekly average for small magnitude tremors for the Puerto Rico, Mona Passage, and eastern half of the DR is between 30 and 60. This reader suspects when the average falls under or over the marks there is a greater risk of a high magnitude tremor occuring in the area.
If there was a tremor of 4.5 or higher with considerble damage or injury then it would be newsworthy.
Written by: josean, 1 Feb 2010 12:22 AM
From: United States
TERREMOTOS
¿Soportaría la RD un gran terremoto?
"Alta densidad
Cuanto mayor sea la densidad demográfica de un lugar, más catastróficas serán las consecuencias. A esto se une el desarrollo de la zona, que también determina el tipo de construcciones y sus características. Un temblor de tierra de gran magnitud afecta de forma diferente aquellos lugares que no están tan densamente poblados o desarrollados urbanísticamente."
http://www.clavedigital.com/App_P....s/Noticias.aspx?id_Articulo=27491Written by: josean, 1 Feb 2010 12:34 AM
From: United States
Sismo Haití debió ser RD
La semana pasada, el geofísico norteamericano, Eric Calais, que ha investigado las fallas en el Caribe, dijo al periódico New York Times: "Si hubiera tenido que hacer una apuesta, yo hubiera apostado que el primer terremoto se produciría en el norte de la República Dominicana, no Haití".
El geólogo Orlando Franco está de acuerdo. "Lo hemos dicho siempre, porque en la parte Norte hay dos fallas, dos zonas donde pueden haber rompimiento. La sorpresa con el acontecimiento de Haití es que la actividad sísmica se haya movido para la parte Sur, pero sigue siendo un peligro latente en la parte Norte".
El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias incluye en su Plan Nacional de Contingencia para Terremotos una alerta al Norte del país por la amenaza que representa la falla Septentrional que tiene una parte sin actividad desde hace 800 años. En el país, el sismo más devastador ocurrió en el 1946. Fue de 8.1 y destruyó a Matancitas, en Nagua.
continued:
Written by: josean, 1 Feb 2010 12:36 AM
From: United States
El director del Instituto Sismológico, ingenieros y geólogos reiteran la necesidad de construir edificaciones fuertes y alertan sobre el irrespeto a las normas de construcción. Un ejemplo de ello es que por el terremoto de Haití unas 111 escuelas en todo el territorio nacional dominicano sufrieron daños.
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=232694Written by: josean, 1 Feb 2010 12:42 AM
From: United States
The INSULT upon INJURY would be for our children to physically die in the schools that otherwise kill them everyday academically!
LIE-onel Fernandez and the PLD you have been warned stop your frivolous spending on useless, unnecessary METROS and attend to this immediate need and protect our children NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our CHILDREN are the COUNTRY’S FUTURE not METROS!
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Non news except for those who panic about things they have no reason to panic about.
Written by: Ricardolito, 30 Jan 2010 2:53 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Boca de Chavon
Maybe that is on average but recently they have been much more frequent and also can often be felt noticeably and it is not very pleasant thinking that the next one may be considerably bigger..The epicentre seems to be much in the same position now , they are popping up all over the place.....
be carefull.
move to new york thats upstate new york then u dont have to worry at all the big one might be on its way..... u remember pop?... next time it just might be larger... hope not for all the people over there....
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthq....recenteqsww/Quakes/prp1003109.php
Why are people forgetting the most recent earthquake "NARCO BORICUA" in 2009!
Almost everyday since, LIE-onel Fernandez and the PLD feel aftershocks!
The weekly average for small magnitude tremors for the Puerto Rico, Mona Passage, and eastern half of the DR is between 30 and 60. This reader suspects when the average falls under or over the marks there is a greater risk of a high magnitude tremor occuring in the area.
If there was a tremor of 4.5 or higher with considerble damage or injury then it would be newsworthy.
¿Soportaría la RD un gran terremoto?
"Alta densidad
Cuanto mayor sea la densidad demográfica de un lugar, más catastróficas serán las consecuencias. A esto se une el desarrollo de la zona, que también determina el tipo de construcciones y sus características. Un temblor de tierra de gran magnitud afecta de forma diferente aquellos lugares que no están tan densamente poblados o desarrollados urbanísticamente."
http://www.clavedigital.com/App_P....s/Noticias.aspx?id_Articulo=27491
La semana pasada, el geofísico norteamericano, Eric Calais, que ha investigado las fallas en el Caribe, dijo al periódico New York Times: "Si hubiera tenido que hacer una apuesta, yo hubiera apostado que el primer terremoto se produciría en el norte de la República Dominicana, no Haití".
El geólogo Orlando Franco está de acuerdo. "Lo hemos dicho siempre, porque en la parte Norte hay dos fallas, dos zonas donde pueden haber rompimiento. La sorpresa con el acontecimiento de Haití es que la actividad sísmica se haya movido para la parte Sur, pero sigue siendo un peligro latente en la parte Norte".
El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias incluye en su Plan Nacional de Contingencia para Terremotos una alerta al Norte del país por la amenaza que representa la falla Septentrional que tiene una parte sin actividad desde hace 800 años. En el país, el sismo más devastador ocurrió en el 1946. Fue de 8.1 y destruyó a Matancitas, en Nagua.
continued:
El director del Instituto Sismológico, ingenieros y geólogos reiteran la necesidad de construir edificaciones fuertes y alertan sobre el irrespeto a las normas de construcción. Un ejemplo de ello es que por el terremoto de Haití unas 111 escuelas en todo el territorio nacional dominicano sufrieron daños.
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias_det.php?id=232694
The INSULT upon INJURY would be for our children to physically die in the schools that otherwise kill them everyday academically!
LIE-onel Fernandez and the PLD you have been warned stop your frivolous spending on useless, unnecessary METROS and attend to this immediate need and protect our children NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our CHILDREN are the COUNTRY’S FUTURE not METROS!