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5.1 magnitude tremor shakes Dominican Republic

The third tremor in as many weeks has shaken many parts of the Dominican Republic, no reports of damages or injuries thus far.
The US Geodetic Survey reports the quake`s epicenter at 123 kilometers (76 miles) North of Santo Domingo, at a depth at 7.4 km (4.6 miles).
The latest tremor was felt only for a few seconds at 5:01pm in the country`s capital, prompting the evacuation of the 23 story high
Acropolis Center, the country`s tallest office building. It also briefly shut down the Web sites of major newspapers.
The Santo Domingo State University`s Seismologic Institute said the quake`s center was in the town of Gaspar Hernandez, on the Atlantic coast.

AzerTAc

24 January 2012, Tuesday
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