A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from East End in Cayman Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 16:15:44 / 4:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mwi8. Id of event: us6000mwi8. Exact location of event, longitude -80.7392 West, latitude 19.0395 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/05/24 / 2024-05-05 16:15:44 / May 5, 2024 @ 4:15 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Cayman Islands (c. 44 000 pop). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from George Town (c. 29 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from West Bay (c. 11 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Bodden Town (c. 10 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was West Bay, George Town, Bodden Town.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 49 km SE of East End, Cayman Islands.
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