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The Dominican Republic seems to have emerged relatively unscathed. How come?

April 26, 2017dominican republic emerged relatively Unscathed

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The Dominican Republic seems to have emerged relatively unscathed. How come?

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Because its population centers are so far east. Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital and its largest city, is about 150 miles east of Port-au-Prince, while the earthquake was centered about 10 miles west of the Haitian capital. Naturally, the effects of a quake get weaker the further one gets from the center.