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Second Earthquake in Two Days Shakes Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - June 1, 2013 - 9:29 am

Above: a graphic of the quake (USGS)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Dominican Republic was shaken by an earthquake on Saturday morning for the second time in two days.

The 4.4-magnitude quake occurred at around 12:48 AM at a depth of 23 kilometres.

It struck around 87 kilometres north-northeast of Punta Cana and about 212 kilometres east-northeast of the capital, Santo Domningo.

It caused weak shaking both in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

There were no reports of any damage or injuries.

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