A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Scarborough in Trinidad and Tobago. Id of earthquake: us10007gih. Event ids that are associated: us10007gih. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -60.7256° West, 11.1111° North. Global time and date of event 06/12/16 / 2016-12-06 23:48:52 / December 6, 2016 @ 11:48 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:48:52 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Arima (c. 35 000 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Tunapuna (c. 17 800 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Scarborough (c. 17 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Sangre Grande (c. 16 000 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Paradise (c. 15 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Arouca (c. 12 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Trinidad and Tobago (c. 1 229 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tunapuna, Paradise, Arouca.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 8 km S of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago.
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