A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Sandy Ground Village in Anguilla. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -63.3266° West, 18.6221° North, depth 50.36 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/25 / 2025-03-27 06:57:16 / March 27, 2025 @ 6:57 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 06:57:16 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pmzs. Unique identifier: us7000pmzs. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50.36 km (31 miles).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Philipsburg, Cul de Sac, Marigot. The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Cul de Sac (c. 8 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Marigot (c. 5 700 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from The Valley (c. 2 000 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Philipsburg (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries, Anguilla (c. 13 000 pop), Saint Martin (c. 36 000 pop), Sint Maarten (c. 37 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel it?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 52 km NNW of Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply