00:05Welcome back. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on Friday
00:11Accord at 12.06 p.m. local time and had its epicentered in the Caribbean Sea
00:16according to the Caribbean country's National Seismological Center. In Santo
00:20Domingo people were evacuated as a precaution from various buildings
00:24including government buildings and corporate offices as a safety measure
00:28in response to the quake. Authorities continue to monitor seismic activity in
00:32the region. So far no tsunami warnings have been issued nor have there been any
00:37reports of major property damage. At the same time the Puerto Rico Seismic Network
00:42reported another seismic event with a magnitude of 5.0 located 75 kilometers
00:48west-southwest of Mona Island.
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