A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled the Dominican Republic on Friday. Hours after, another 5.2 earthquake struck western Nicaragua, capping a week marked by intense seismic activity across several countries. File Photo by Stringer/EPA
June 26 (UPI) -- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled the Dominican Republic on Friday. Hours after, another 5.2 earthquake struck western Nicaragua, capping a week marked by intense seismic activity across several countries that left hundreds dead in Venezuela and triggered strong earthquakes across Asia and North America.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck about 102 kilometers north-northeast of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The tremor was felt across parts of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, around 2 a.m. this Friday, prompting precautionary evacuations from some public and private buildings, although authorities reported no significant damage or casualties and said there was no tsunami threat.
Officials also urged residents to remain alert for possible aftershocks.
