A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Codrington in Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29.485 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000ns58. Unique identifier: us7000ns58. Global time and date of event 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 09:50:16 / November 16, 2024 @ 9:50 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 09:50:16 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -61.5279 West, latitude 17.7545 North, depth = 29.485 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Antigua and Barbuda (c. 87 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Saint John’s (c. 24 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Piggotts (c. 1 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Bolands (c. 1 700 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Codrington (c. 1 300 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Parham (c. 1 000 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Falmouth (c. 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Falmouth, Bolands, Saint John’s.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 33 km ENE of Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda.
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