A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from East End in Cayman Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007ipt. Id of event: us60007ipt. The temblor was reported at 21:13:16 / 9:13 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -80.7221° West, 19.0344° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 02:13:16 / January 29, 2020 @ 2:13 am UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from George Town (c. 29 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from West Bay (c. 11 300 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Bodden Town (c. 10 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Cayman Islands (c. 44 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was West Bay, George Town, Bodden Town (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 50 km SE of East End, Cayman Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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