A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Codrington in Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 09:03:18 / 9:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/06/24 / 2024-06-09 09:03:18 / June 9, 2024 @ 9:03 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63.555 km (39 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -61.874° West, 17.4555° North, depth 63.555 km. 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: us7000mrbe. Id of event: us7000mrbe.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Basseterre, Cayon, Monkey Hill (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Antigua and Barbuda (c. 87 000 pop), Saint Kitts and Nevis (c. 51 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 38 km (23 miles) from Saint John’s (c. 24 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Basseterre (c. 12 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Fig Tree (c. 2 900 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Market Shop (c. 2 600 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Piggotts (c. 1 900 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Bolands (c. 1 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 21 km SSW of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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