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Dominican Republic earthquake: Whole island SHAKING as 5.2-magnitude quake STRIKES TERRIFIED locals
TERRIFIED locals and tourists said the whole island shook when a huge 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic and Haiti in the early hours of this morning.
By VICKIIE OLIPHANT
PUBLISHED: 08:23, Sun, Sep 23, 2018 | UPDATED: 09:02, Sun, Sep 23, 2018
The earthquake struck just three kilometres from Villa Elisa, with a depth of 14km, at 5.45am UTC this morning (6.45am BST).
An estimated 4.0 million people live in the area affected by the quake, with locals and tourists send into a frenzied panic.
Santiago - some 80km from the earthquake's centre - was ome of the key areas where the tremor was felt.
A USGS map shows a number of reports of shaking in the Santiago area.
More:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1021537/Dominican-Republic-earthquake-2018-today-map-santiago-haiti-USGS
