A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Oranjestad in Bonaire in Saint Eustatius and Saba . The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 111.014 km (69 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 12:59:26 / 12:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -62.8649° West, latitude 17.6467° North, depth = 111.014 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/24 / 2024-12-30 12:59:26 / December 30, 2024 @ 12:59 pm. Unique identifier: us6000pghf. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pghf.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Saint Barthelemy (c. 8 000 pop), Saint Kitts and Nevis (c. 51 000 pop), Saint Martin (c. 36 000 pop), Sint Maarten (c. 37 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 42 km (26 miles) from Basseterre (c. 12 900 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Cul de Sac (c. 8 500 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Gustavia (c. 6 000 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Marigot (c. 5 700 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Fig Tree (c. 2 900 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Market Shop (c. 2 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Market Shop, The Valley, Fig Tree (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 22 km NE of Oranjestad, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba .
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