5.0 magnitude earthquake shakes the Dominican Republic

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck south of the Dominican Republic early Wednesday morning, jolting folks from their beds.

The quake occurred in waters southwest of the capital of Santo Domingo at a depth of 28 miles, in response to the U.S. Geological Survey.

No fast injury was reported.

4.2 MAGNITUDE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE, AFTERSHOCK SHAKE MALIBU BEACH AREA

An earthquake struck the waters southwest of capital Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday morning.
(Fox News)

Dominican geologist Osiris de León mentioned the fault that triggered Wednesday’s quake is similar one which unleashed Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake and a subsequent 2021 quake, in addition to the 6.4 magnitude quake that hit Puerto Rico in 2020 that broken dozens of houses and faculties and killed one particular person within the island’s southern area.