A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 90 km NE of Grande Anse, Guadeloupe (56 miles). Event id: us2000jm4y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jm4y. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/02/19 / 2019-02-23 19:58:33 / February 23, 2019 @ 7:58 pm. Exact location, longitude -60.5287° West, latitude 16.9278° North, depth = 22.67 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.67 km (14 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:58:33 / 3:58 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 90 km NE of Grande Anse, Guadeloupe. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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