A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Roxborough in Trinidad and Tobago. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:01:34 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000d0qt. Event ids that are associated: us2000d0qt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 02:01:34 / February 12, 2018 @ 2:01 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.85 km (32 miles). Exact location of event, depth 50.85 km, -60.4796° West, 11.5364° North.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Trinidad and Tobago (c. 1 229 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Scarborough (c. 17 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Scarborough.
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 eight 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km NNE of Roxborough, Trinidad and Tobago. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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