A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Codrington in Antigua and Barbuda. The epicenter was at a depth of 27.306 km (17 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:40:48 / 2:40 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/08/24 / 2024-08-31 02:40:48 / August 31, 2024 @ 2:40 am UTC/GMT. 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: us6000nntc. Id of event: us6000nntc. Exact location of event, depth 27.306 km, -61.0117° West, 17.5963° North.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Codrington (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Codrington (c. 1 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Antigua and Barbuda (c. 87 000 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 86 km E of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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