Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 4. Aug. 1946
- Art
- Tsunami
- Koordinaten
- 19.25° N, 69.00° W
- Deaths
- 1790
- Max water height m
- 5
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.9
- Runups
- 8
Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.
1946 Dominican Republic earthquake
8.1 magnitude scale earthquake and tsunami near Dominican Republic
The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on August 4 at 13:51 AST near Samaná, 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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