A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from The Valley in Anguilla. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.893 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/08/24 / 2024-08-16 08:43:10 / August 16, 2024 @ 8:43 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:43:10 / 8:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000n7d9. Unique identifier: us7000n7d9. Exact location of event, longitude -62.9919 West, latitude 18.4635 North, depth = 39.893 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gustavia, Philipsburg, Cul de Sac (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Cul de Sac (c. 8 500 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Gustavia (c. 6 000 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Marigot (c. 5 700 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from The Valley (c. 2 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Philipsburg (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Anguilla (c. 13 000 pop), Saint Barthelemy (c. 8 000 pop), Saint Martin (c. 36 000 pop), Sint Maarten (c. 37 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 28 km NNE of The Valley, Anguilla. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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