A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.41 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Marigot in Saint Martin. Event id: pr2019157014. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pr2019157014. Exact location of event, depth 65 km, -63.5113° West, 18.0018° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 65 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.41-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:14:31 / 1:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/06/19 / 2019-06-06 17:14:31 / June 6, 2019 @ 5:14 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Anguilla (c. 13 000 pop), Saint Barthelemy (c. 8 000 pop), Saint Martin (c. 36 000 pop), Sint Maarten (c. 37 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Cul de Sac (c. 8 500 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Gustavia (c. 6 000 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Marigot (c. 5 700 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from The Valley (c. 2 000 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Philipsburg (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Oranjestad, Gustavia, The Valley (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 45 km W of Marigot, Saint Martin.
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