A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Dorp Rincon in Bonaire in Saint Eustatius and Saba . All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nsn0. Unique identifier: us7000nsn0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -68.9358° West, 12.4131° North, depth 10 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:39:21 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/10/24 / 2024-10-31 23:39:21 / October 31, 2024 @ 11:39 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba (c. 18 000 pop), Curacao (c. 142 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kralendijk, Willemstad, Sint Michiel Liber (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Willemstad (c. 125 000 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Sint Michiel Liber (c. 5 100 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Kralendijk (c. 3 100 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 68 km WNW of Dorp Rincon, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba . This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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