Major earthquakes in Dominican Republic since 1900 (M6+)

M6+24

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LargestM7.81946

M7+2

LatestM6.42003-09-22

Per decade

1900s0

1910s5

1920s1

1930s0

1940s10

1950s1

1960s2

1970s3

1980s1

1990s0

2000s1

2010s0

2020s0

Depth

0–70 km22

70–300 km2

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 1946-08-04	1946-08-04 17:51	15 km	16 km NNW of Miches, Dominican Republic
M7.1 1948-04-21	1948-04-21 20:22	15 km	11 km WNW of Sánchez, Dominican Republic
M7.0 1946-08-08	1946-08-08 13:28	15 km	24 km NNW of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
M6.9 1984-06-24	1984-06-24 11:17	24 km	52 km S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
M6.8 1917-07-27	1917-07-27 01:01	15 km	94 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M6.8 1916-04-24	1916-04-24 04:26	100 km	26 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
M6.7 1948-04-22	1948-04-22 00:28	15 km	7 km WSW of Samaná, Dominican Republic
M6.7 1911-10-06	1911-10-06 10:16	35 km	82 km SE of Enriquillo, Dominican Republic
M6.6 1953-05-31	1953-05-31 19:58	17 km	5 km NNW of Salsipuedes, Dominican Republic
M6.5 1971-06-11	1971-06-11 12:56	17 km	47 km SE of Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic
M6.5 1962-01-08	1962-01-08 01:00	36 km	3 km NNW of Matanzas, Dominican Republic
M6.4 2003-09-22	2003-09-22 04:45	10 km	2 km SE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
M6.4 1916-11-30	1916-11-30 03:18	15 km	52 km NE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
M6.3 1946-08-04	1946-08-04 20:53	15 km	7 km NNE of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
M6.3 1946-08-21	1946-08-21 19:17	15 km	10 km ESE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
M6.3 1922-12-18	1922-12-18 12:35	15 km	58 km E of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M6.2 1946-10-04	1946-10-04 14:45	15 km	30 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic
M6.2 1948-04-23	1948-04-23 11:50	15 km	16 km ENE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
M6.2 1972-09-19	1972-09-19 01:36	10 km	10 km SSE of Joba Arriba, Dominican Republic
M6.1 1979-03-23	1979-03-23 19:32	80 km	49 km S of La Romana, Dominican Republic
M6.1 1966-11-03	1966-11-03 16:24	24 km	80 km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
M6.0 1914-02-28	1914-02-28 05:02	15 km	9 km ENE of Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic
M6.0 1945-01-22	1945-01-22 07:47	15 km	31 km NNE of Cabrera, Dominican Republic
M6.0 1946-08-24	1946-08-24 14:18	15 km	5 km ESE of Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.