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1984 San Pedro Basin earthquake

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This thrust earthquake occurred on a shallow and north-dipping fault and, at the time, it was the largest instrumentally recorded event in the Los Muertos Trough.
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zone of varied fault types. The Muertos Trough marks the southern portion of this zone of deformation with north dipping convergence.
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The United States Geological Survey estimated that more than 227,000 people were exposed to intensity VII (
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Active Strike-slip and Collisional Tectonics of the Northern Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone
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National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972),
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ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)
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This article about an earthquake in North America is a
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indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
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Five hours after the mainshock, a destructive 5.2 M
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1984 San Pedro Basin earthquake is located in the Dominican Republic
UTC
ISC
551495
ANSS
ComCat
Mw
17°58â€ČN 69°18â€ČW / 17.97°N 69.3°W / 17.97; -69.3
Dominican Republic
MMI VII (Very strong)
moment magnitude
Mercalli intensity
Dominican Republic
Caribbean Plate
diffuse
Geography of the Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
List of earthquakes in the Caribbean



ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)
International Seismological Centre
Significant Earthquake Database
National Geophysical Data Center
NOAA
doi
10.7289/V5TD9V7K

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