A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Petit Valley in Trinidad and Tobago. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/06/25 / 2025-06-24 20:20:00 / June 24, 2025 @ 8:20 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -61.3603° West, 11.0889° North, depth 76.759 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.759 km (48 miles). Event id: us7000q8ie. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q8ie. The temblor was detected at 20:20:00 / 8:20 pm (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Laventille (c. 157 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Chaguanas (c. 67 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Mon Repos (c. 56 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from San Fernando (c. 55 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Port-of-Spain (c. 49 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Rio Claro (c. 35 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Trinidad and Tobago (c. 1 229 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Princes Town, Mon Repos, San Fernando (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 seven 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.
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