Earthquake recorded Near Antigua & Barbuda

A moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean 471 km (293 mi) from  Antigua and Barbuda in the early morning of Sunday, Apr 28, 2024 at 5.56 am local time (GMT -4). The quake had a moderate depth of 112 km (70 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 112 km depth

28 Apr 10:02 UTC: First to report: Ayiti after 5 minutes.
28 Apr 10:04: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 118.0 to 112.3 km (from 73 to 70 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 11 km (7 mi) towards SE.

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EARTHQUAKE DETAILS

Date & time	Apr 28, 2024 09:56:54 UTC – 1 day 1 hours ago
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Apr 28, 2024, at 05:56 am (GMT -4)
Status	Preliminary (automatic detection)
Magnitude	4.3
Depth	112 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	19.081°N / 57.537°W Antigua & Barbuda
Seismic antipode	19.081°S / 122.463°E Australia
Shaking intensity	II Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	Ayiti (Ayiti-Séismes)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain  25.8°C (79 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from SE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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