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1946 Dominican Republic earthquake

1946 CE · Dominican Republic, North America · Disaster

1946 Dominican Republic earthquake
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The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on August 4 at 13:51 AST near SamanĂ¡, Dominican Republic. It was the largest earthquake to occur in the instrumental era in the Caribbean. It generated a tsunami that was observed as far as New Jersey. A total of 1,790 deaths were reported.

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