Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Dominican Republic Region

EMSC had earlier pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.9 before revising it to 5.3.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Dominican Republic region, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday.

The earthquake was at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles), EMSC said.

EMSC had earlier pegged the earthquake at a magnitude of 5.9 before revising it to 5.3.