A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Codrington in Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 09:48:47 / November 16, 2024 @ 9:48 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:48:47 / 9:48 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000ns57. Event ids that are associated: us7000ns57. Exact location of earthquake, -61.4635° West, 17.7965° North, depth 24.14 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.14 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Saint John’s (c. 24 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Piggotts (c. 1 900 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Bolands (c. 1 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Codrington (c. 1 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Parham (c. 1 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Falmouth (c. 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Antigua and Barbuda (c. 87 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bolands, Falmouth, Saint John’s (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 42 km ENE of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda.
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