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Thread #126602 Message #2814211
Posted By: GUEST,TIA
17-Jan-10 - 09:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Why no earthquake in Dominican Rep?
Subject: RE: BS: Why no earthquake in Dominican Rep?
The shaking was most intense right in and around Port-au-Prince.
USGS intensity map is here: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/shakemap/global/shake/2010rja6/#Decorated
Intensity depends upon the magnitude (total energy release), focal mechanism (style and direction of rupture), local soil and rock conditions, and conditions along the path between source and any given point.