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USGS retracts erroneous report of large earthquake in Dominican Republic

Emily

Emily

Editor, Senior Moderator
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/
Users of the USGS Earthquake Notification System received a message reporting a magnitude 8.0 earthquake near the Dominican Republic. This was a mistake. In an effort to increase our ability to detect smaller earthquakes in the Caribbean region following the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, the USGS began accepting earthquake locations and magnitudes from additional sources in the region. The message reporting a magnitude 8.0 earthquake near the Dominican Republic was incorrect and resulted in the distribution of the errant e-mail. We acknowledge this was a serious mistake and have issued a correction.
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False warning was reported by media outlets - (Bloomberg still has it up)
NOTE: INFORMATION IS NOT CORRECT
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auHFecgNz.XU&pos=9
Dominican Republic Rocked by Magnitude 8.0 Quake, USGS Says

By Shamim Adam

April 2 (Bloomberg) -- An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.

To contact the reporter on this story: Shamim Adam in Singapore at []
Last Updated: April 2, 2010 20:42 EDT
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