Significant earthquakes in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Significant earthquakes was 2 in 2003. ▲ Rising
Latest (2003)
2
World rank
11th
of 97 countries
All-time high
2
in 1751
All-time low
1
in 1502
Years of data
16
1502–2003
Significant earthquakes in Dominican Republic, 1502–2003
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2 for significant earthquakes in 2003. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Dominican Republic peaked at 2 in 1751 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1502.
That places Dominican Republic 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Significant earthquakes in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1502 | 1 | — |
| 1564 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1615 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1673 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1684 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1691 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1776 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1783 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1953 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1560s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1610s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1670s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1680s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1690s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Dominican Republic?
- Significant earthquakes in Dominican Republic was 2 in 2003, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1751.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1502.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for significant earthquakes?
- Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 97 countries with data for 2003.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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