A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Codrington in Barbuda on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 20.08 km, -61.5886° West, 18.1597° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/05/16 / 2016-05-01 10:35:34 / May 1, 2016 @ 10:35 am. Id of earthquake: us10005ctx. Event ids that are associated: us10005ctx. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:35:34 / 6:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.08 km (12 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Antigua and Barbuda (c. 87 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Codrington. Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Codrington (c. 1 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 63 km NNE of Codrington, Barbuda.
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