A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Basse-Pointe in Martinique. Global time and date of event 04/07/24 / 2024-07-04 05:10:24 / July 4, 2024 @ 5:10 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 05:10:24 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000mx01. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mx01. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 163.619 km (102 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -61.3637° West, 14.9428° North, depth 163.619 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Martinique (c. 433 000 pop). The epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Fort-de-France (c. 90 000 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Le Lamentin (c. 39 200 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Le Robert (c. 23 800 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Sainte-Marie (c. 20 400 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Le François (c. 19 700 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ducos (c. 17 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Le Marin, Portsmouth, Le Vauclin (min 5000 pop).
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 in the same area. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 27 km WNW of Basse-Pointe, Martinique. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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