Characteristic of the earthquake
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Identity: 9000014 
Date of the earthquake: 20  April  1564
Nature of the shock: Main shock  
Epicentral region: REPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE (LA VEGA) − REPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE 

Geographic co-ordinates (degrees, sexagesimal minutes) 
Longitude: 70° 31' W, Latitude: 19° 13' N
Reliability index: Strongly assumed location (D
Intensity at the epicentre (according to the MSK 1964 macro-seismic scale): 
Intensity:   8,5  
Reliability index: Not very certain (C
 

Source : BRGM / sisfrance-Antilles