The earthquake 5.1 on Sunday morning caused damage to hospital and 10 schools in the Northwest
SANTO DOMINGO.- The 5.1-magnitude earthquake that was felt early Sunday morning in the north and northwest of the Dominican Republic, and which had its epicenter 12.9 kilometers from Villa Vásquez, in Montecristi (northwest), caused damage to a hospital and ten schools in the area, reported the Emergency Operations Center (COE).
The earthquake, preceded by a tremor of 4.3 degrees on the open Richter scale, and followed by twelve replicas of between 2.5 and 4.1 degrees, caused cracks at the Municipal Hospital of Villa Vásquez, as well as 10 schools of Montecristi and Valverde province, also in the northwest, according to the COE.
The earthquake occurred at 1.45 local time (5.45 GMT) and was felt mainly in the provinces of Montecristi, Valverde, as well as in Bonao, La Vega, Santiago and Puerto Plata.
The report indicates that as soon as the movement occurred, the COE activated its operations, planning and communication divisions and the first response institutions were instructed to proceed with the evaluation of the infrastructures in the impacted area, to identify probable damages and establish the needs.
Source: Detras del Rumor
Sep 24, 2018
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