- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 31, 1953 CE
- Location:
- Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Ms
- Depth:
- 33 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.58
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.51
Other earthquake records of 1953 CE
- Turkey, Yenice, Onon · Mw 7.3 · 1,070 deaths
- Iran, Torud · Mw 6.6 · 970 deaths
- Greece, Lixouri-Argostoli (Kephallenia) · Ms 7.2 · 476 deaths
- Cyprus, Paphos · Mw 6.3 · 40 deaths
- Turkey, Edirne · 37 deaths
- Iran, Lar · Mw 5.5 · 13 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1953 CE Earthquake — Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata happen?
- May 31, 1953 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.