A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Pointe-Noire in Guadeloupe. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ntwl. Id of event: us6000ntwl. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 148.365 km (92 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 148.365 km, -61.95° West, 16.3734° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:59:13 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/24 / 2024-09-23 17:59:13 / September 23, 2024 @ 5:59 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Grand-Bourg, Piggotts, Saint John’s (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 49 km (30 miles) from Les Abymes (c. 63 100 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Baie-Mahault (c. 30 600 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Le Gosier (c. 28 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Petit-Bourg (c. 25 000 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Saint John’s (c. 24 200 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Sainte-Anne (c. 22 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Antigua and Barbuda (c. 87 000 pop), Guadeloupe (c. 443 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 23 km NW of Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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