A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 188 km NE of Stoney Ground, Anguilla (117 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.5 km (16 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -61.7555° West, latitude 19.4091° North, depth = 25.5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/17 / 2017-01-18 22:31:25 / January 18, 2017 @ 10:31 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007u0p. Id of event: us10007u0p. The temblor was detected at 18:31:25 / 6:31 pm (local time epicenter).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 188 km NE of Stoney Ground, Anguilla.
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